silk worms
Cocoon-spinning caterpillars
Silkworms are caterpillars that spin cocoons of silk thread, harvested for textile production.
Despite the name, they're not worms but larvae of a domesticated moth.
The species has been bred for silk for thousands of years and can no longer survive in the wild.
The silkworms feed exclusively on mulberry leaves.
- cocoonsProtective insect casings
- mulberryMorus tree fruit
- mulberry leavesFoliage from fruit-bearing tree
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
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