Microplastics Found in Backyard Bugs?!

Just when you thought plastic pollution was a beach problem, turns out it’s in our gardens too. Scientists found microplastics in slugs, snails, earthworms—even beetles—across Sussex. Some bugs had plastic pieces nearly a quarter their body length! The wild part? These plastics are making their way up the food chain to birds, hedgehogs, and maybe even us. Polyester from clothes and fibers from sewage sludge seem to be the main culprits. Is our entire food chain basically contaminated now? #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #FoodChain #Science