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What textile is made from the cocoons of caterpillars that eat the leaves of the mulberry tree?
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∙ 9y ago
The textile that is made from the cocoons of caterpillars that eat the leaves of the mulberry tree is silk. It takes about 35 days of eating mulberry leaves before the caterpillar will spin a cocoon of silk.
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What do silkworms mostly eat?
caterpillars mainly feed on mulberry leaves
Why is silk a renewable resource?
Silk is a natural fiber taken from the cocoons of silkworms, that feed on the leaves of mulberry trees. So as long as there are silkworms and mulberry trees, then silk is a renewable resource.
What was the purpose of planting mulberry trees?
Colonists were to use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees so that silkworms would eat the leaves and make cocoons for the production of silk.
How do silkworms spin cocoons?
they secreet it to build the coccon which we collect and weave into silk
Do silkworms have ears?
Caterpillars do not have ears, but they use their eyes to get around when they sense things.
Do caterpillars live on rocks?
They would prefer trees because they like to eat leaves and twigs. They also make their cocoons on twigs or branches. They would not live long with out leaves because they have to store food while they are in their cocoon. So I would keep them on trees.
Do caterpillars eat lime plants?
No Only LIME caterpillars (caterpillars which are born at lime plants/leaves) eat lime leaves. They eat leaves that they are suitable for.
Is there a silk-cotton tree?
No. Silk-cotton is a man-made blend of Silk and Cotton. * Cotton is spun from the flowering seed heads of the cotton plant * Silk is spun from the cocoons of silkworms, which feed on leaves of the mulberry tree
Which leaves form the diet of the silkworm?
The silkworm feeds mainly on the leaves of the mulberry tree. Silk growers provide their charges with fresh leaves daily to keep them growing and happy.
What tree do silk worms live on?
Silk worms are fed on the leaves of the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
What eats the mulberry bush?
Silkworms eat the leaves of mulberry bushes
What do Silk worms eat?
All day, Silkworms just eat Mulberry leaves!!!
