Worms are blessed animals in my eyes. For a while I got a little obsessed with worms as the ideal bilateria; they have a very elegant layout which represents at its simplest the layout I as a human have, so I empathize with them. I too know what it is like to have a nerve cord parallel with my digestive tract, so they are like sisters to me. Mealworms in specific I think about a lot less, except in the context of eating insects. I'm a little concerned by the fact that mealworms are commonly proposed as a meat substitute, not because I think people eating less meat is a good thing (am vegan and all), but because mealworms are so degraded in the public eye that the concept of caring about their welfare is often considered kinda laughable. Oh, and in any case, it should go without saying: I would still love you if you were one.