Silkworms grow at a tremendous rate over the course of their short lives. They start off only around this big "l" when born which is a little less than 2cm in length.
from the moment they hatch they produce silk, it acts as a tether for the silkworms because they are blind
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| we moved the tiny silkworms around with a small paint brush |
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| This baby silkworm is a few days old |
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| 7-10 days old |
-18-25 days
-30-40 days
-here is a silkworm molting, they do this four times during their larval growing stage
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| silkworm casting (molted skin) |
-there are multiple types of silkworms also known as Bombyx Mori
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| these are Zebra and Standard Bombyx Mori |
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