Plastivore
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A plastivore is an organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic. While plastic is normally thought of as non-biodegradable, a variety of bacteria, fungi, and insects have been found to degra
Mealworms, an example of a plastivore
A waxworm
Starling Feeding Offspring
Zophobas atratus
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Zophobas atratus, the giant mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle, whose larvae are known by the common name superworm, kingworm, barley worm, and morio worm. Superworms are common in the r
Plastivore
…species commonly used as animal feed, can consume polyethylene and polystyrene. Its congener T. obscurus can also consume polystyrene, as can superworm (Zophobas atratus) and red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) from different genera in the same family. Plastivory also occurs in Lepidoptera, with waxworms (Galleria…
Zophobas morio
Larva
Newly formed pupa
Pupa close to eclosion