Waste bug (SciiFii)

The waste bug (Plastivorabestiola vulgaris) is a species of insect, being the only living member of the family Plastivorabestiolidae and the order Plastivorabestiolea. The waste bug originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced across the world to help boost biodiversity and to help reduce plastic pollution. The waste bug is a genetically engineered hybrid of cockroaches, pyralid moths, termites, and Hercules beetles. The waste bug is an average-sized insect with an average length of 8 centimeters (3.1 inches). Like the cockroach, the waste bug is a tolerant and hardy omnivorous animal that can consume almost anything, but like the pyralid moth larvae, the waste bug can consume and digest plastic, and like the termite, it has bacteria in its digestive system that can digest rotting wood. The waste bug, both as an adult and a larvae, has large, powerful mandibles to allow the larvae to chew through hard materials. The horns and sharp mandibles of the waste bug are able to chew through thick plastic and wood with ease, although only males possess horns. Like termites, the waste bug lacks eyes, but it senses its environment through feeling, hearing, and smelling. The wings of the waste bug are very similar to those of pyralid moths, and can fly at the short distance, but are very unwilling to do so. The soft wings become tattered and broken in older individuals. Unlike beetled and moths, the waste bug does not go through the pupal stage and it instead molts as it ages. Compared with cockroaches, moths, termites, and beetles, the waste bug has a rapidly increased metabolism and growth in order to consume waste at a quick pace. Due to being genetically engineered from many insect groups, the waste bug exhibits many traits from the species used in the genetic mix. The waste bug breeds rapidly and a couple of waste bugs can populate the entire landfill and recycling apartments within just a few years. Like termites, the waste bug is a social insect is able to work together in large colonies to pick apart large trash and to construct tunnels (in trash piles, soil, sand, etc). The female waste bugs gives birth to about 60 nymphs from their ootheca, and the nymphs grow fast and reaches adult sizes in 3 weeks. The female waste bugs breed constantly and may have several developing oothecas in them at once. The lifespan of the females is around 1 and 1.5 years, while the males live only about 6 months. The conservation status of the waste bug is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the waste bug's wide range and its tolerance to most of the human activities.