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Silkworm

Bombyx mori

Photo by B.E.B
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Description:

The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree")

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2015

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