Silkworm Cocoon

Thanks Satyen

Wonderful spotting and great info on the spotting by Yogesh. Thanks to both of you.

beautiful

Welcome Atul, Silk is my fev. topic.

This is Tussar silkworm cocoon.Tussar Silk is a type of wild silk – it is obtained from silk worms that are not bred on mulberry trees "Morus alba" but whose cocoons are collected from the local Indian trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. It is less expensive than cultivated silk and not as durable (cultivated silk has longer fibres)Tussar is valued for its texture and natural gold colour, which is unusually rich and deep. . Tussar Silk is produced by the larvae of several species of silk worms like Antheraea Mylitta, Antheraca Proylei, Antherea Pernyi and Antheraca Yamamai. The insects mostly live in the wild in the forest, eating off the trees they live on. Their cocoon is single-shelled and oval

Wow.. I haven't seen one of these since I was a little kid.. My Great Grandmother had silkworms in Greece.. Thanks you Atul..

Jst too good....