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Posted by: SaveFerris at Fri Oct 3 08:37:45 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SaveFerris ] "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! " | ||
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