** Breakthrough Discovery: African Mealworms Found to Eat and Digest Plastic Waste

Scientists have discovered that mealworm larvae, native to Africa, can consume and degrade polystyrene plastic. This finding could be particularly useful in combating plastic pollution on the continent, which is second-most plastic-polluted globally. Researchers found that the bacteria living in the mealworms' gut help break down complex polymers in plastic, turning it into simpler compounds.

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Source: https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/plastic-eating-mealworms-native-to-africa-discovered