Question

During feeding period, a silkworm sleeps 4 times(24 hrs each) at intervals of about 6 days. What does this mean?

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Explanation:

During the feeding period, a silkworm sleeps four times (24 h each time) at intervals of six days. While sleeping, its skin cracks and on awakening, the worm leaves the old skin and comes out in a new one. So, it sheds skin and this phenomenon is called moulting.03-Jun-2019