How silk is made

Shot April 7, 2008 in Suzhou, China.

The "balls" are silkworm larvae (like catepillars) that have finished their "eating" stage of their life cycle and are undergoing complete metamorphosis to transform into a pupae and then a moth. The catepillar/worm creates the safe coccoon in which to turn unto a pupae and then a moth. The coccoon is made out of silk. The process of harvesting the silk ends the life of the pupae.

In order to reproduce the silkworms, other silkworms are allowed to fully mature into moths. When they emerge from the coccoon as moths, they destroy the coccoon, making the silk unusable.

We did not see the silkworms in other life stages (egg, worm, moth.)

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[FoodCubes]

That's good they eat them, rather than wasting them.

[sqhschief]

@juanmora19910209 Big difference :)

[MrMikeyPark]

Asia's escargot!

[suppasolosis]

@cihge how come my lobster roaches fly and crawl they r my moms worst nightmare until my gecko eats them

[ZeroX1803]

@cihge Actually big cockroach can fly lol....

and about the video... my bad for those coocons...

[MPSecare]

ugh gross ass bugs!!

[blueiguy1]

@cihge Some breed of cockroaches DO fly trust me!! i have seen them in the bathroom lol

[akaten916]

@juanmora19910209 people like you make me sick.

[codeagent47]

@juanmora19910209

next time when you eat a egg,,, remind yourself that a chicken is gonna poke your eyes out!

[juanmora19910209]

@cihge That makes no sense...If I don't think something should be killed for me to live why would I think it's ok the other way around.... & I'm pretty sure some of those bad boys fly....INTO YOUR EYE! ...not mine..just yours.

[cihge]

@juanmora19910209 *facepalm* You really don't know anything about anything, do you? Cockroaches don't fly.

And if you're so troubled by animal cruelty you might as well kill yourself to provide more oxygen for animals (and even some food for those poor mistreated graveyard worms).