So you wonder where silk comes from?

Written by Alex on November 12th, 2009

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The only thing my bike has to do with silk is that when I go for rides on Sundays I see a lot of strange things. I have seen this on a few occasions but I never took a picture.

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That is a sideways picture of a Silkworm growing thing. I don’t know what else to call it. They are made out of dried palm or something and are covered with silk worms. There are Mulberry bushes everywhere which I learned is what they use to feed these little guys. Then when the worm makes its cocoon they toss it in boiling water or something like that so that they can pull the silk into long strands. Hmmmmm…..

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