"Fed with Styrofoam as the sole diet, the larvae lived as well as those fed with a normal diet (bran) over a period of 1 month" I do not believe this claim. P

"Fed with Styrofoam as the sole diet, the larvae lived as well as those fed with a normal diet (bran) over a period of 1 month" I do not believe this claim. Polystyrene has only carbon and hydrogen - so where are the mealworms getting nitrogen for protein synthesis? If they are getting it from the air, that's pretty major, and I highly doubt it. Another problematic claim: "and the rest into mineralized organic material" What mineral exactly are they making that is usable for plants? Carbon and Hydrogen would leave just CO2 and water as waste products. What could they possibly be making?