Scientists uncover the unexpected identity of mezcal worms – Research News https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/scientists-uncover-the-unexpected-identity-of-mezcal-worms/
Mezcal is a distilled alcohol made from the boiled and fermented sap of agave plants. Most mezcal beverages — including all brands of tequila — are sold as pure distillates, but a few have an added stowaway bottled inside: worms. Called gusanos de maguey (Spanish for agave worms), these odd organ
Their large, milky-white caterpillars parasitize several agave species, boring tunnels