The chapter “Bombyx” is an essay on the domestication of the mulberry silk moth, which rendered it slow, blind and colorless—yet with a cocoon 10 times heavier than before. There are three ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

Silk moths blow away every belief you’ve ever had that all moths are small and dull. These large vibrant moths can have ...