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Silkworm Eggs

Silkworms, Bombyx mori, have been cultivated for centuries to produce the beautiful lustrous thread, silk. In the classroom they offer the opportunity to observe the life cycle, learn about metamorphosis, and investigate the properties of silk.

 

 
Silkworm Care Instructions

Click here to download care instructions (pdf, 0.1M, new window)