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Silk
In what countries can you find silkworms?
Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth, is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. ... Sericulture, the practice of breeding silkworms for the product...
What animals were traded on the silk road?
The bulk of their stock consisted of horses, oxen and sheep; but in smaller numbers they bred likewise camels, asses, mules, horse-ass hybrids, wild h...
Who is the inventor of the silkworm?
According to legend, the silkworm was discovered by Chinese empress Si-Ling-Chi in the year 2640 B.C.E. The empress was walking through her garden whe...
What is the difference between the pink silkworm cocoon or the white cocoon?
Pink cocoon silkworm eggs produce white silkworm that spin a pastel yellow/pink hue silk cocoon. ... Pink cocoon silkworm eggs, are white silkworm tha...
How does a silkworm make silk?
Silkworms produce their cocoons with silk threads. These threads are composed of sericin and fibroin proteins, which are produced in the silk gland an...
Do silkworms have any natural predators?
Reptiles and Insects Silkworms are part of the diets of many reptiles and amphibians, such as salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards and snakes. ...
Why are cocoons boiled?
During boiling, some amount of water enters the cocoon cavity and makes it soft. This helps in separating the fibres from cocoon during the reeling pr...
What animal gives human silk?
Although silk fiber can be produced by a number of insect species (bees, wasps, spiders, etc.), silk that is sold as thread is produced exclusively by...
What did the people in dunhuang trade?
The scrolls refer to a large number of goods that were produced in city and its surrounding regions and sold to merchants, including silks of many var...