Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains ^9.1%

Ars Technica - By Jennifer Ouellette - 7/1/2026, 6:59 PM

Overconfidence Bias 15.7% - Hasty Generalization 15.5% - Confirmation Bias 13.4%

Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue. However, the need for thorough cleaning must be balanced against the risk of damaging the actual bones. According to a new paper published in the journal PLoS One, the... more