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Quite a few of us have fed mealworms to our reptiles at various times, but most bearded dragon owners are entirely disconnected from the process. Mealworms are actually the larval form of the darkling beetle, and their life cycle is a process that shows off a lot of the awesome metamorphosis that can happen in more complex arthropods. If you've fed your bearded dragon superworms, then you may be somewhat familiar.  Superworms are related to mealworms.  But contrary to what many people think, they are not the same.   In the Beginning Mealworms begin life as an egg of course. The darkling...

Image courtesy of CNN. Mealworms, Plastic, and the Environment It turns out that mealworms are more than just the occasional snack for our scaled friends, they might also be able to help with a huge environmental problem. Recently it’s been discovered that mealworms can actually eat plastic, specifically polystyrene, which means that we may need to re-think the way that we look at these already-interesting beetle larvae. The Problem If you’ve ever lived in a city, you’ve seen part of this problem. Styrofoam cups and plates abound just about everywhere and they cause quite a mess. Even worse, few facilities...