The disadvantage of having a big mouth: the relationship between insect body size and microplastic ingestion
Marshall W. Ritchie, Emily Rose McColville, Jennie E. Mills, Jennifer Francoise Provencher, Susan M. Bertram, Heath Andrew MacMillan
This study investigates how insect body size and mouth size influence microplastic ingestion and breakdown, finding that crickets consume plastics when particles can be whole-consumed and break down larger MPs as they grow.
Environmental Science & Technology · Dec 2, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology