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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.
Does silk come from a plant or a worm?
There isn't technically a silk plant. Silk worms make silk. They spin a cocoon and silk comes from the fibers in the cocoon. Linen is made from the fibers of the flax plant.
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.
How is silk produced?
it is produced by using the liquid in a silk worms mouth.
What did Europe get in trade on the silk road?
The Europeans wanted to buy the silk, manufactured from the silk worms cocoon's by the Chinese.
What Beautiful thread produced by little worms?
Silk is produced by silkworms by secreting a fluid through their spinnerets to create a protective cocoon. The silk thread is then harvested by unraveling the cocoon.
What part of the silkworm is used to makes silk?
Silk is made from the string that silk worms use to spin their cocoons. Once the silk worm has spun its cocoon, the worm is killed to keep it from chewing its way through the cocoon to get out. The silk is then unwound from the cocoon and used to make textiles.
Which animal produces silk?
Silk is produced by silkworms, which are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworms create a protective cocoon made of silk fibers that are then unraveled and used to create silk fabric.
Where does silk come from what happens to the cocoon?
Silk comes from the cocoon spun by the silk work. The cocoon is unwound and the silk is then processed for use by humans.
Why is the silk moth killed?
Silk worms are killed to make silk which is a sought after soft fabric. It takes 15 silk worms to make a single gram of silk thread.
Can you touch silk worms?
It comes out as a adult silkworm if it is lucky or,it will eventually die.This depends.
Are silk worms worms?
silk worms are tiny worms hanging from silk on a tree
