mulberry leaf
Caterpillar's silk diet
The leaf of the mulberry tree, famously the sole food source for silkworms.
Mulberry leaves have been cultivated for thousands of years in silk production, and more recently as animal fodder and herbal supplements.
The silkworms devoured the fresh mulberry leaves.
- silkwormMoth larva yielding fiber
- feeding frenzyFrantic competitive consumption
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- silk productionManufacturing fiber from cocoons
- silk roadRoute surfaced with fine fabric
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