silk moth
noun
1
: the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
2
: saturniid
especially
: one (such as the cecropia moth) that produces a cocoon of silk
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The domestication of the silk moth is one of the oldest examples of insect domestication.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Through selective breeding, the domestic silk moths became less capable of flight and evading predators, eventually relying entirely on human care for their survival.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In October, researchers at Tufts University developed a real-life version of the substance by extracting fibers from silk moth cocoons and adding chemical additives to create liquid that begins to solidify when squeezed from a needle and exposed to air.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The team boiled silk moth cocoons in a solution to break them down into proteins called fibroin.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Through selective breeding, the domestic silk moths became less capable of flight and evading predators, eventually relying entirely on human care for their survival.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In October, researchers at Tufts University developed a real-life version of the substance by extracting fibers from silk moth cocoons and adding chemical additives to create liquid that begins to solidify when squeezed from a needle and exposed to air.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The team boiled silk moth cocoons in a solution to break them down into proteins called fibroin.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Silk moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silk%20moth. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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