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The first domesticated insect and sericulture! (The Silkmoth: Bombyx mori)

7 min • 23 januari 2023

This week we are diving into the world's first genuinely domesticated insect the silkmoth Bombyx mori! This moth started the entire silk trade and is still where most of our natural silk products come from today! The cultivation of silkworms for silk is known as "sericulture".

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Today's artists are: HM Surf, Tatami, Ghostrifter Official, Cassiio, Sátyr x Phlocalyst