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The '''Silkworm''' (''Bombyx mori'') is a caterpillar native to northern [[China]]. It metamorphises into a moth by making a coccoon out of raw silk. This silk is often harvested by boiling the coccoon, |
The '''Silkworm''' (''Bombyx mori'') is a caterpillar native to northern [[China]]. It metamorphises into a moth by making a coccoon out of raw silk. This silk is often harvested by boiling the coccoon, killing the occupant. |
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The silkworm is traditionally fed [[mulberry]] leaves. |
The silkworm is traditionally fed [[mulberry]] leaves. |
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*[[Silkworm (Maplet)|Silkworm according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']] |
*[[Silkworm (Maplet)|Silkworm according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']] |
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