Watch: this very hungry caterpillar loves eating plastic bags, and it could help solve pollution woes

A moth caterpillar commonly bred for fishing bait feasts on polyethylene plastic, scientists have discovered, raising hopes the creature can help manage the global problem of plastic-bag pollution.
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