Difference between Mealworms and Superworms and how to ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Mealworms-Tenebriomolitorisalsoadarklingbeetleandthelarvaeareknownasmealworms.Sizedifference:Superworms-2-2.25inchesor ...

Giant MealWorms are Tenebrio molitor that have been treated with a chemical/hormone that is used primarily for pest control of flies. This pesticide are only detrimental to invertebrates and since the pet shops only sell them as feeders they couldnt care less. The treatment prevents the larva from maturing into beetles and also increase the number of times that it molts and therefore they grow larger. The worm will die if they attempt to mutate and the ones that do manage to survive and turn into beetles are sterile.

To test if you have a superworm or a giant mealworm place one in the fridge. The giant mealworm will have no problems whereas the superworm will die. Scientific Classification: Superwor...