Researchers tested “superworm” beetle larvae as a safer method for cleaning animal skeletons for museums, research, and education. The…
Researchers tested “superworm” beetle larvae as a safer method for cleaning animal skeletons for museums, research, and education. The larvae efficiently removed soft tissue from specimens ranging from small bats to a wolf, preserving even delicate bones and offering a low-risk alternative to chemical treatments or dermestid beetle colonies. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0349669
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