The digestive system of a cricket pulverizes polyethylene microplastics
M. W. Ritchie, J. Provencher, J. E. Allison, M. J. Muzzatti, H. A. MacMillan
This study shows that crickets can fragment ingested microplastics into smaller pieces during digestion, potentially acting as agents of plastic transformation in the environment.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology