This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving skeins of silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. After growing up inside this “grass ...

Called the Caterpillar Club this unofficial organization is composed of all U. S. flyers who have dodged destruction by parachute leaps from disabled planes. Parachutes are made of silk ...

A tiny camouflaged caterpillar that is a master of disguise ... It had woven itself a protective case of silk and attached materials from its surroundings making it virtually impossible to spot.

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

READ: Narda’s legacy: Reviving Cordillera ‘ikat’ Sericulture or silk farming is a technology that cultivates silk from the cocoons of silk moth caterpillars which latch onto mulberry ...

A saree made with muga silk can cost $6,500, thousands more than other saris. But the caterpillars needed to make it are in danger. So what's happening to the muga silkworm? And why is this silk ...