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they secreet it to build the coccon which we collect and weave into silk

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Why silkworms spin cocoons?

To protect the larva during its metamorphosis into an adult insect.


Why do silkworms spin cocoons?

To protect the larva during its metamorphosis into an adult insect.


Where is silk from originally?

it is originally from these type of worms called silkworms and the silk comes from the webs made by the worms.


What animal makes silk?

Silk is produced by silkworms, which are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworms spin silk to create cocoons in which they undergo metamorphosis into adult moths. The silk is harvested from these cocoons and woven into fabric.


How you get silk from butterfly?

Silkworms, which emerge from their cocoons as moths, spin cocoons that are the raw material for the fibre humans use as silk. Cocoons are harvested from domesticated silkworms by heating the cocoon to kill the animal, then the silk cocoon is unraveled. Once the moth has emerged -- in wild silkworms for example, the cocoon's silk can be harvested, but not in one continuous length. As a moth, there is no connection with the now-discarded cocoon.


What is silk made from?

Silk is made from the cocoons of silkworms.


Is silk from plant?

No. Silk fibre is spun by silkworms as cocoons.


What is the meaning of sericulture?

Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms for the production of silk. This process involves feeding the silkworms mulberry leaves until they spin cocoons, which are then harvested and processed to extract the silk fibers. Sericulture is an important industry in many countries around the world.


What time of the year do silkworms build cocoons?

less than half a year


Is silk man made or natural?

natural. silk is made by silk wormsSilk is a natural fibre produced by silk worms -- moths, really -- that spin cocoons which, when unraveled upon the death of the worm, become silk strands.


How many cocoons are needed to make 1 kg of raw silk?

Silk is made from the cocoons of silkworms. It takes 5500 cocoons to make just 2.2 lbs., or 1 kilogram, of silk.


What do silkworms make?

They make silk...when the spin their cacoon