The greater wax moth can register the highest frequencies of any animal recorded, up to 300,000 hertz, thanks to thin, vibration-sensitive, eardrum-like membranes on their abdomens.

大蜡螟由于腹部有薄而对振动敏感的鼓膜状膜，可以记录到动物中最高的 300，000 赫兹频率。

Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics.

西班牙和英国的研究人员最近发现， 大蜡蛾的蠕虫可以分解占塑料总量 40% 的聚乙烯。