‘Superworms’ help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens
<img src=’https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2121×1414+0+0/resize/2121×1414!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Fe3%2Fc51248294b5ba04694a8b74642ad%2Fgettyimages-184877274.jpg’ alt=’Superworms, the larvae of Zophobas morio, are often used as animal feed. But researchers have discovered they also like to feed on animal corpses and can be used to clean specimens.’/>
The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to prepare an animal skeleton for scientific use.
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