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Why do caterpillars spin silk?
well, catapillars dont really spin silk, silk worms make silk. catapillars make a sort of spider string but only when they cacoon themselfs up.
Is silk or cotton a fine material produced by special worms?
Silkworms spin silk, the answers in the name.
What do spiders do with there silk?
Spiders spin webs with their silk and also use it to wrap up their prey.
What do silkworms make?
They make silk...when the spin their cacoon
How long is a strand of silk the Chinese silkworm has been known to spin?
one silk worm can only spin about .5 of an in and sometimes more. in fact, a large one can spin enough to be wrapped around the tips of your fingers. It takes the silk almost forever to spin just that little so just think about how many silk worms they would need to make a silk dress! But, because China and Japan had so many of them. Other countries wanted this, so China traded silk during 300 BC on the Silk road.
Why do people keep silk worms?
Silk is not made out of silk worms. Silk is made by silk worms which spin to make a cocoon for themselves.
How do they make silk at the factory?
they spin it out of a cocoon then theyweave it in to chlothes
Does silk come from a plant or a worm?
There isn't technically a silk plant. Silk worms make silk. They spin a cocoon and silk comes from the fibers in the cocoon. Linen is made from the fibers of the flax plant.
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.
Do tarantulas spin silk?
Yes they do. Although they don't spin a 'classic' web, they do trail silk as they walk so they can always find their way. Tarantulas that occupy burrows also lay 'trip lines' of silk outside so they know when potential prey is approaching.
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.
Do butterflies spin cocoons?
No, butterflies form chrysalids but some species spin silk onto leaves to form a hibernaculum out of the leaf.
