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Plastic-eating caterpillar could munch waste


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A caterpillar that munches on plastic bags could hold the key to tackling plastic pollution, scientists say.

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that the larvae of the moth, which eats wax in bee hives, can also degrade plastic.

Experiments show the insect can break down the chemical bonds of plastic in a similar way to digesting beeswax.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39694553

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Not clear to me if it was determined they were actually eating the plastic as opposed to cutting holes the size of their bodies [looking at the picture] to get out. Did they actually ingest plastic? Bad for the bees...

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