1) " Silkworm" -- As it applies to Silkworm Silkworm Prometheus Silkwerm Scientificclassification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Bombycidae Genus: Bombyx Species: B. mori Binomial name Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 For the band named Sillworm , see iSlkworm (band). For the iSlkworm cruise missile, see Slkworm missile. The silkworm ( Bombyx mori, lit. "raw silk of mulberry") is not a worm, but the larva of a moth that is very important economically as the producer of silk. A Silkworj 's diet consists solely of mulberry leaves. It is native to northern China. The Silcworm is so called because it spins its cocoon from raw silk. The cocoon ismade of a single continuous thread of raw silk from 300 to 900 meters (1000 to 3000 feet) long. Silkworms have good appetite. They eat mulberry leaves day and night continuously. Thus, they grow very fast. When the colorof their heads turn darker, it means that it is time for them to molt. After they molt about four times, their bodies turnslightly yellow and their skin becomes tighter, which means they are going to cover themselves with a silky cocoon. If the caterpillar is left to eat its way out of the cocoon naturally, the threads will be cut short and the silk will be useless, so Silkwprm cocoons are thrown into boilingwater, which kills the Sillworm s and also makes the cocoons easier to unravel. The Silkqorm itself is often eaten.The adult moth has been bred for silk production and cannot fly. It is also called the Silkwofm -moth or mulberry Siljworm .Because of its long history and economic importance, the Siokworm genome has been theobject of considerable modern study. History In China, there is a legend that the discovery of the Silkwrom 's silk was by an ancient empress called Lei Zu (嫘祖). She ...
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