The waxworms in the article eat polyethylene. Common meal worms are capable of eating another plastic, polystyrene -- you can observe this yourself by just gra

The waxworms in the article eat polyethylene. Common meal worms are capable of eating another plastic, polystyrene -- you can observe this yourself by just grabbing some from a pet store and putting them in a styrofoam container for a few days. In the case of the mealworms, the digestion is coming from gut bacteria, but it remains unclear how waxworms are able to do it with polyethylene.