silkworms
Luxury fiber producers
Silkworms are caterpillars of the silk moth, cultivated for thousands of years to produce silk thread.
The larvae spin cocoons of fine, strong fiber that can be unwound and woven into fabric.
Commercial silk production involves killing the pupae before they emerge and damage the continuous thread: The silkworms were ready for harvesting.
Silk wrapping for transformation
- mulberryMorus tree fruit
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- threadFiber for stitching
- filamentVery thin thread
reeling · larvae · pupae · moths · cultivation · harvesting · fiber · textile
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pupationMetamorphic encasement phase
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
eggs · mandibles · spinnerets · domesticated · lifecycle · molting · hatching · lepidoptera
cocoon
Silk wrapping for transformation
filament · reeling · larvae · pupae · moths · cultivation · harvesting · fiber · textile · weaving
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pupationMetamorphic encasement phase
moth · eggs · mandibles · spinnerets · domesticated · lifecycle · molting · hatching · lepidoptera · invertebrate
factory
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exportForeign-bound sale
China · Japan · India · Thailand · farming · employment · economy · quality · grade · processing
ancient China
East Asian historical civilization
heritage · symbolism · luxury · prestige · kimono · sari · hanbok · ceremony · royalty · tribute
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- Silkcocoons, cocoon, reeling, pongee, shantung
- edible insectscrickets, cricket, grasshoppers, grasshopper, mealworm
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- sericulturecocoons, cocoon, mulberry, mulberry leaves, cocoonery
silkwormslocusts
Swarming crop-destroying grasshoppers
crop pests · clothes moths · agricultural pests · cockroaches · gypsy moths