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What is larval?
Being in a worm like state ex. maggots, caterpillars, silk worms...
Why do caterpillars spin silk?
well, catapillars dont really spin silk, silk worms make silk. catapillars make a sort of spider string but only when they cacoon themselfs up.
Are caterpillars domesticated?
Many species of catepillars and worms are dosmestic and raised for human benefit. Perhaps the most well-known example is of the silk worm (Bombyx mori)
Where silk came from?
Silk is the material produced by the silk worm to make its cocoon. The silkworm that makes the best quantity of silk is the mulberry silkworm. Shortly before the silkworm is going to eat its way through the silk of the cocoon, the worm is killed by humans so the cocoon can be unraveled into a single thread.
Are silk worms worms?
silk worms are tiny worms hanging from silk on a tree
Is there a market for silk from silk worms?
yes,there is a market for silk from silk worms.
What do you get from silk worms?
Silk worms create silk. That's where silk comes from.
Why do people keep silk worms?
Silk is not made out of silk worms. Silk is made by silk worms which spin to make a cocoon for themselves.
Who produces the most silk?
As a group, the silk worms have a corner on this answer: it's they who produce the most silk used by humans as fibre. If, however, you want to know which animals -- spiders, caterpillars and so forth, produce the most 'silk', your answer may depend on a more narrowly defined question.
Are silk worms the only animal that produces silk?
No. Many kinds of insects and spiders produce silk.
How do caterpillars fold themselves?
Caterpillars form their cocoons out of silk. They have silk glands near their mouths that weave the silk, which they then wrap around their body to form the cocoon.
What is the process for making silk fabric?
first you raise silk "worms" they are really caterpillars and turn into moths. Then you kill them all by boiling the cocoons which they weave. The substance the cocoons are made of is raw silk which is later cleaned and woven into threads in a similar way cotton is.
