The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The life cycle of the silkworm is illustrated in the diagram

along with

the process of producing

silk

cloth. There are four main stages in the cycle of life of a silkworm.

Besides

, it takes totally five steps to thoroughly create

silk

cloth. The earliest stage of silkworm starts with eggs laid by a mature moth. After being given birth, roughly 10 days later, they stop getting nurtured by eggs and break out in the form of

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the larva

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larva

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larvae

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. At

this

stage, their main food is

mulberry

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a mulberry

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leaf,

digesting

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leaf-to-leaf continues for 4- 6 weeks. Until the larva has enough nutrients to create a

silk

thread, and the ability to supply energy for themselves. Setting up a cocoon may take 3-8 days.

Then

, the cocoon stays still for nearly 16 days before a grown-up moth leaves its home and is ready to start a new cycle. Silkworms are raised for specific reasons, most of which are for the purpose of

silk

-cloth production. Cocoons are used for

this

purpose. At the very first steps, cocoons which are perfectly shaped and

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good quality are selected and boiled. The farmers

then

unwind the boiled ones to get about 300-900 meters of thread.

Next

, the threads are twisted and weaved.

Finally

, dying the twist before or after weaving is depending on the usage of the

silk

cloth.