University of Florida researchers examined DNA sequences from so-called 'tequila worms' in mezcal bottles and discovered that they were actually agave redworm moths.
the PeerJ study,Researcher Akito Kawahara told FOX Television Stations said, while the conclusion was unexpected, he had"no doubt" it was true.
"It was not expected, because there has been some debate in the literature as to the specific species of ‘worm’ that is in the bottles, other than that it is of an insect," Kawahara explained."It was not a butterfly or a beetle, as some have thought.""Science can help study the world and check for the food we eat and drink for accuracy. There is no doubt that the ‘worms’ are larva of a moth," he concluded.
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