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'Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal 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.
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.

This article was originally published at: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5896494/superworms-c...