Cleaning skeletons with super worms
Superworm larvae are emerging as a safe and practical tool for cleaning museum specimens. Hear from the researchers behind the study as they discuss how this unexpected approach could help prepare delicate skeletons.
Superworms might be the future of skeleton cleaning
The full PLOS One article describes how superworms, a mealworm-like form of beetle larva commonly used as pet food, are efficient cleaners of skeletons. The authors suggest that superworms could act as a practical alternative to existing skeletal cleaning methods for museums and other education and research settings.
Video interview credit: Anthony Lewis (www.anthony-lewis.com), PLOS, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)