Question

Why should we not touch the silkworm with bare hands?

Answer 1

✔✅caterpillars should not be collected with bare hands because theyare toxic and may cause allergy. collecting caterpillars may cause damage to them.

Answer 2

$<b><I>$Caterpillars are cold blooded organisms. If we touch them with bare hands, the heat transferred to their body can be fatal for them.
Also, caterpillars have thick stingy hair , which causes irritation to the are in contact, in some cases these hairs can be poisonous too. Sometimes, the body fluid of some caterpillars too is poisonous.