Silk
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and a smaller coating of sericin. It is most commonl
Raw silk of domesticated silk worms, showing its natural shine
Four of the most important domesticated silk moths. Top to bottom: B. mori, Hyalophora cecropia, Antheraea pernyi, Samia cynthia. From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885–1892)
Rearing of wild Eri silk worm, Assam
Woven silk textile from tomb no 1. at Mawangdui in China, from the Han dynasty, 2nd century BC
Wild silk
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Wild silks have been known and used in many countries from early times, although the scale of production is far smaller than that from cultivated silkworms. Silk cocoons and nests often resemble paper
Muga silkworms on a som tree