Harnessing nature to promote planetary sustainability (IMAGE)

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Harnessing nature to promote planetary sustainability

Caption

A wax worm producing holes in a polyethylene sheet from a plastic bag (blue). A cocoon produced by wax worms is visible on top of a sheet of beehive wax. Small fragments of plastics are attached in the the outer part of the cocoon (blue debris).

Credit

Simoan Gaddi (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Credit must be given to the creator.

License

CC BY

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