From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

The cocoons are steamed ... Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

Silkworm cocoons (Bombyx mori) allow some gases that are harmful to the development of the larva, such as CO₂, to leave the cocoon structure both quickly and steadily. However, other non ...

Silkworms spin cocoons that silk producers eventually ... Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times ...