Silkworm

Scientific name: Bombyx mori

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0397

Sign in to save it to your favourites Ask Ahmad about it

There is no approved picture of this creature yet.

Structure

Form and structure

Silkworm larvae are caterpillars about 4 cm long including their horned tail, and adults are moths with a wingspan of about 4 cm.

SRC-DSC-DAF50EAF54

Sources (1)

Sources

3Bombyx mori, Animal Diversity Web species accountSRC-DSC-DAF50EAF54

How it functions

According to Japan's National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, the silkworm has an organ called the silk gland that is specialized in synthesizing silk proteins, and each individual produces up to 0.5 g of protein.

SRC-DSC-0CF7F61516

Sources (1)

Ahmad reads the approved sentences themselves, nothing more.

In NAKTASHIF worlds:Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

Sources

1Global Profiling of Genes Expressed in the Silk Glands of Philippine-Reared Mulberry Silkworms (Bombyx mori) (2022)SRC-C540-B05-Q9-ENT0397
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy name match: Bombyx moriSRC-DSC-8A9A3C6F08
3Bombyx mori, Animal Diversity Web species accountSRC-DSC-DAF50EAF54
4NARO research result 2024: genetic code expansion in the silkwormSRC-DSC-0CF7F61516

How we build knowledge