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

Zophobas morio , are often used as animal feed. But researchers have discovered they also like to feed on animal corpses and can be used to clean 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. (Image credit: MirekKijewski/iStockphoto)