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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.
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What happens if a female silk moth mates a female silk moth?
A female silk moth cannot and will not mate with a female silk moth. She will mate with a male silk moth if one is available. If not, she will simply die.
Why is a cocoon that produces a live silk moth usless for making silk cloth?
If the moth hatches, it chews its way out of the cocoon, cutting all the silk fibers. for silk production, the caterpillar is killed before it hatches, so the silk strands can be unwound and remain whole.
What are the different types of silkmoths?
There are four common types of silk moths. They are the bombyx silk moth, the antheraea paphia tasar silk moth, the muga silk moth, and the samia Cynthia eri silk moth.
What varity of silk moth are and what problems are encountered?
silk moth are reared from sheeps.
How many types of silk moths are found in India?
Four types of silk moths: 1. Bombyx mori Silk moth 2. Antheraea paphia Tasar silk moth 3. Antherae assamensis Muga silk moth 4. Samia cynthia Eri silk moth
Why is a cocoon that produces a live silk moth useless to a silk farmer?
If the moth hatches, it chews its way out of the cocoon, cutting all the silk fibers. for silk production, the caterpillar is killed before it hatches, so the silk strands can be unwound and remain whole.
What varity of silk moth are reared and what problems are encountered?
silk moth are reared from sheeps.
What is the life history of silk moth?
The silk moth starts as an egg. It grows to larva, then to pupa.
What is the difference between a moth and a silk moth?
"Silk moth" can either refer to Bombyx mori, the species used in the commercial production of silk, or any moth in the family Saturniidae (giant silk moths). Both of these are types of moths. Bombyx mori is a medium-sized white moth with large feathery antennae that was native to China and east Asia. Saturniidae, commonly called "giant silk moths" are a very diverse group of moths found throughout the world. They tend to be large moths with gaudy colors whose caterpillars spin thick silken cocoons. The silk of Saturniidae has not been successfully used for commercial purposes.
How many varities of silk moths are formed in India?
There are five varieties of silk moths found in India. These silk moths in India include the Muga, the Tasar, the Oak Tasar, the Eri, and the Muga.
What is silk?
Silk is the secretion from the spinnerets of the silk moth larva (it's cocoon).
What animal makes silk?
Silkworms. they have to be a moth before they make silk
