How is silk made? It all starts with the life cycle of a tiny creature known as the silk worm.🌱🪱These little creatures have the power to transform the fashion industry!Silk is a luxurious and highly prized fabric that has been treasured for centuries. And it all starts with the silk worm.Silk worms are the larvae of the silk moth, scientifically known as Bombyx mori. They are typically raised on mulberry leaves and undergo four stages of development known as egg, larva, pupa, and adult.During

How silkworms make silk

Silkworms weave intricate cocoons to rest inside, awaiting their magnificent metamorphosis—but it never happens. Instead, they’re violently boiled alive by the thousands to make silk. | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

This is how Muga moth caterpillar cocoons are turned into silk. #silk #soexpensive #MugaSilk | Business Insider

Silkworm breeding reaps profits for farmers in southwest China