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Description: | Beijing, China These are silk moth cocoons form a factory in Beijing. 2 types of cocoon are present - a firm, lozenge shaped cocoon and a rounded 'fuzzier' surfaced cocoon. The former have a single larvae within and the latter 2 larvae. A silk cocoon is one continuous thread produced by the larva - in silk fabric manufacture, this is unravelled and woven into cloth. In a double cocoon, the threads spun by the two larvae therein get mixed up so are less use for producing flat fabric. This kind of silk is teased out and used as wadding e.g to stuff pillows or duvets. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ARTHINSECT : LEPIDOPTERA : BOMBYCIDAE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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