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How do silkworms protect themselves?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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6y ago

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Around 26 days after it has hatched the silkwork matures and at this point it protects itself when sleeping by spinning a cocoon of soft, creamy silk around itself that hardens when air makes contact with it.

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11y ago

well silkworms can barely fly, eat food and defend themselves becuase of their behaivior it depends how they react

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9y ago

A silkworm sheathes itself in a cacoon to protect itself while it changes into a moth!

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12y ago

Same way any animal does.

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