The culture of silkworms is called sericulture. A moist substance, fibroin, is manufactured in two silk glands located on the underside of the larva's body; mixed with a small amount of wax, it is emitted from an orifice called the spinneret, in the lip of the larva. The fibroin dries quickly in the air, hardening into a half-mile-long thread of silk that makes up the cocoon.Four to eight of the silk filaments are twisted together to obtain one strand of silk thread. No wonder silk is so expensive.Sleeping on a silk pillowcase is said to cause a delay in a person getting wrinkles because of the essential amino acids in silk bedding. Silkworm is the brainiest creature in the world ? It has 11 brains!!
9 comments:
at: March 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM said...
Nice content.. :) Very useful information . :)
at: March 27, 2011 at 8:53 PM said...
I have reared silk worms , common silkworm only eat mulberry leaves . Nice facts .
at: March 28, 2011 at 10:11 PM said...
thanks Madhumathi :)
Team:) thats great experience , thanks for sharing ur views :)
at: March 29, 2011 at 5:07 AM said...
Informative Geeta, and it is lovely to watch.
at: March 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM said...
Thanks Arpana:)
at: March 29, 2011 at 7:14 PM said...
Hi geeta. Wonder what will happen if human has 3 brains ? I think the world will be messier than as it is :). Wish u have strategically located blogrolls/backlinks. ..cos I would like to exchange links with your very informative and interesting blog. My viewers are mainly Malaysians and Americans..thanks for sharing
at: March 29, 2011 at 9:23 PM said...
I came across your animal facts posts from Indivine. They are really nice with cool illustrations. Found them very interesting. Keep up the good work.
at: March 30, 2011 at 2:39 AM said...
thanks cooking varities :)
thanks Fool :O :))
at: April 3, 2011 at 10:46 PM said...
11 brains!!
What a brainy creature!!!
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