"The silk is actually hardened silkworm saliva. It comes out of the mouth, not out of the rear end like a spider. When the silkworm ate great quantities of mulberry leaves, they were digested and nutrients were sent into the bloodstream. The silk glands absorbed these nutrients. The larva has a small spinneret on its lip, through which the silk emerges. The single strand of silk that forms the cocoon is about one mile long! "



I posted a great website in your other thread. Unfortunately the moths have NO MOUTHS! Strange. But because the silkworm has been domesticated and conditioned by humans for thousands of years, they are COMPLETELY dependent on man. The moths die after a few days, after fufilling its usefulness. However I heard some chams LOVE the moths. so put one in with your lizzard (after it lays eggs of course!)

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• lele: which end of the worm does the silk come out of, and other stupid ?'s.... - icequeen, Fri Oct 3 07:06:46 2003
• RE: lele: which end of the worm does the silk come out of, and other stupid ?'s.... - SaveFerris, Fri Oct 3 08:37:45 2003
• RE: lele: which end of the worm does the silk come out of, and other stupid ?'s.... - SaveFerris, Fri Oct 3 08:42:27 2003
• Roan eats them - taralynn_hughes, Fri Oct 3 10:42:24 2003
• RE: Roan eats them - chimbakka, Fri Oct 3 11:29:34 2003
• Getting a Mulberry Hookup - SaveFerris, Fri Oct 3 11:35:13 2003
• RE: Getting a Mulberry Hookup - chimbakka, Fri Oct 3 11:39:44 2003
• Microwave? - trinacliff, Fri Oct 3 11:47:59 2003
• RE: Microwave? - chimbakka, Fri Oct 3 11:53:05 2003
• RE: Microwave? - SaveFerris, Fri Oct 3 11:53:16 2003
• RE: lele: which end of the worm does the silk come out of, and other stupid ?'s.... - lele, Fri Oct 3 18:59:00 2003