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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic by outworlder on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:57PM (#29628562)
> over other materials like (...) woods,

Plenty of bugs eat wood. From fungi to termites. And yet we can still use wood for construction.

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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic by asow92 on Monday December 20, 2021 @02:38PM (#29629117)
Some woods like cedar are more resistant. Some kinds of ash are more or less susceptible to beetle damage. It all depends of the application and environment, just like plastics might in this scenario.
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