Scientists have enhanced silkworm silk to make it one of the strongest materials ever – stronger that spider’s silk. But how?
New Scientist magazine reports in October 2022 on recent research in which standard silkworm silk has been made stronger than spider’s silk, one of the toughest materials on Earth.
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Do all insects have six legs?
Insects include many different types of creatures, such as ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, cockroaches, crickets, dragonflies, fleas, grasshoppers, silverfish, termites, wasps, and more.
The 4-stage life cycle of an insect is egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Some insects only have a 3-stage life cycle: egg, larva, and adult.
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The Silk Moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect in the Bombycidae family of silk moths.
The Silk Moth has a heavy, bristly body and small wings. It is fair to light brown with thin dark bands across its body. Its wings are cream-coloured. It is not capable of sustained flight – it is only airborne for a short time.
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Only silkworms make silk is a fallacy.
Silk is a natural thread, or fibre.
Spiders produce silk to make their webs.
Crickets, bees, wasps, ants, silverfish, mayflies, thrips, leafhoppers, beetles, lacewings, flies, and midges are some animals that produce silk.
All moths make silk.