Silk moths blow away every belief you’ve ever ... Rather than spinning a cocoon, Imperial moths burrow in the ground beneath ...

caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding task of spinning silk cocoons to pupate in ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult.

In the northern portion of its range, the caterpillar remains in a cocoon through winter and emerges as a moth in the spring. Adult promethea silk moths lack the ability to eat, so they live long ...

A caterpillar traps its victim in silk threads ... eat their own mothers as soon as they hatch. The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never venture far from their cocoons. After ...

The silk is harvested from the cocoons of silkworms, which can be bought at most pet stores, Peregrine said. "The silkworm makes a cocoon, and if you leave it alone, in two weeks, the moth will ...

In a silk thread factory near Chengdu in China, I was able to see the source of silk: the cocoons of the Silk Moth I don't think I'll ever forget the smell! This gallery is from ...