Wax worms are the silent hero of the world's plastic pollution problem. π # waxworms #bugs #plasticpollution #environmentalist #heroic
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Wax Worms: Nature's Answer to the Plastic Crisis? - Karmactive
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Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists
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Plastic-gobbling enzymes in wax worm spit offer slobbery solution
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Wax Worms Eat Plastic. But Can They Clean Up Our Trash Pollution?
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This Worm Can Eat Plastic!
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These wax worms could literally 'eat' away our plastic waste
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Wax Worms Have a Voracious Appetiteβfor Plastic Bags - Atlas Obscura
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This Worm Can Eat Plastic!
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