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The silkworm is traditionally fed [[mulberry]] leaves.
The silkworm is traditionally fed [[mulberry]] leaves.

==See Also==

*[[Silkworm (Maplet)|Silkworm according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]

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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, killnig the occupant.

The silkworm is traditionally fed mulberry leaves.

See Also