Matthews, Mary Lockwood, b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 81
^ leavesand grows very rapidly. When the worm is fullgrown, it is three inches long. It then begins to … Silkworm spin its cocoon, which it fastens to twigs. As itmoves its head back and forth, it throws out twotiny streams of thick, sticky fluid, one from eachside of its head. As the fluid comes into the air ithardens and cements the silk fiber of the cocoon.It takes three days for the worm to…
Sewing · Textile industry and fabrics
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