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What happens to silk before use?
It sits in the caterpillar's body, slowly building up in the form of string proteins.
Is a silk worm a caterpillar?
no
What is the casing spun of silk by caterpillar?
A cocoon.
Which caterpillar spins a silky web for protection?
Many do, but the most famous is the silk moth caterpillar.
What is the caterpillar that produces silk?
it can help make clothes
Does silk provide yarn?
Yes, sort of. Silk is a thread (which can be made into a yarn) produced by the pupating Silk Moth caterpillar.
Raw materials for silk cloth?
The raw materials for silk come from the tiny creature known as the silk worm, which is the caterpillar of the silk moth Bombyx mori.
Is silk living nonliving or never part of a living thing?
Silk is non living, for it does not reproduce, respire, or metabolize. It was once part of a living thing, the silkworm caterpillar, which spun the fibre of which the caterpillar made its cocoon. From this cocoon the silk strand was unspun to give us the silk thread.
What kind of animal is a silk worm?
A silkworm is the larva of the silk moth, Bombyx mori. It is a domesticated insect known for its ability to produce silk.
What is clue 8 in the 39 clues?
Silk from the Bombyx mori caterpillar.
What is tussore silk?
Tussore silk is the silk woven from the cocoons of wild silkworms feeding on some mountain shrub.
How does a caterpillar make a cacoon?
What exactly is the inside of a caterpillar made out of?
