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The best-known type of silk is made by the larval form of Bombyx mori, more commonly known as the silkworm. These are no longer found naturally in the wild, so they have to to kept domestically for sericulture (the practice of rearing silkworms for production of silk).
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What animal makes silk?
Silkworms. they have to be a moth before they make silk
How does a silk form silk?
it makes it through its body similar to how a spider makes the stuff for its web
What does silk make?
silk is usually stretchy and it makes long dresses.
Who makes a real silk duvet cover?
The Silk Road makes very high quality silk duvet covers. You can find them for purchase online for very cheap, too.
What makes silk unique?
Its lustrous appearance makes it attractive
Did silk make life better or easier for China?
Silk did make life eaiser. Silk made life silk making many accomplished inventions such as paper. Silk also makes clothing. Also, an ancient route in China was named after silk. It was named The Silk Road. That is how silk made life easier.
What is a mercers?
A person who makes fancy clothing (silk, etc.)
What do we call part of a spider that makes silk for web?
Spinneret
What makes Marco Polo famous?
He discovered the Silk Road
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.
Is silk absorbent?
Silk. It can absorb 30% of its weight in water without feeling damp.
How does a silk worm form silk?
it makes it through its body similar to how a spider makes the stuff for its web
