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title: "Facts about silkworm"  
description: "A short explanation of the silkworm and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2700/facts-about-silkworm  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Silkworm", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about silkworm

![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/b893f66f-9ce8-428f-a812-d631ccf2e644.jpeg) ![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/fe4afaa5-b8a7-4373-9d65-579b908dbfc8.jpeg) A silkworm is the caterpillar (or larva) of a silk moth. ![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/56f33c3f-fed5-4320-bbaa-d88ea3ef6c18.jpeg) Silkworms have been domesticated and bred for thousands of years for silk manufacturing, and they are no longer found in the wild. ![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/b99eed19-1275-433c-b2fd-08f56059428d.jpeg) They have four life stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (cocoon), and adult moth. ![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/f799d721-d987-483c-b197-0dd20ae43a24.jpeg) Sutures and surgical dressings are also made from silk. ![Facts about silkworm](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a00b0a3f-878c-44f5-b862-8daad13f61f9/images/a1778df7-3380-4334-a083-f7f38ba01b31.jpeg) Up to 900 metres of silk thread can be found in a single silkworm cocoon.

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