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5. What happens when the silk caterpillar stops feeding


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Answer 1

When the silk caterpillar stops feeding, its salivary gland starts secreting a sticky fluid, a protein called fibroin. This fluid hardens on exposure to air and forms a long thread of silk. This thread gets wrapped around its body to form a ball like structure called cocoon.

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Answer 2

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when the silk caterpillar stops feeding it's salivary gland starts secreting a sticky fluid , a protein called fibron . This fluid hardens or exposure to air and forms a long thread of silk.This thread gets wrapped around its body to form a ball like structure called cocoon.

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