Question

What happens when the silk caterpillar stops feeding?

Answer 1

Answer: 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.

Answer 2

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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