The diagram below the life cycle of the silk worms and the stages of silk production. Write between 150-18 words

The first flow chart illustrates the stages in the life of a

silkworm

,

whereas

the second diagram provides information on the production of silk cloth. At the onset,

it is clear that

there are five stages in the life cycle of the

silkworm

from eggs to adult moth.

Moreover

, the process of making silky cloth has six distinct stages, starting with selecting the appropriate

cocoon

, and culminating with dying.

Initially

, the moth lay its eggs on the surface of mulberry leaves. After a period of ten days, the eggs hatch and

silkworm

larvae emerge. These newly hatched larvae rely heavily on mulberry leaves as their source of food. After four to six weeks, the

silkworm

larva produces silk

thread

, and

then

in a few days, the produced silk

thread

covers its body to form a

cocoon

in order to protect them. After a period of 16 days pass, an adult moth emerges from the

cocoon

and it is ready to fly into the air. Having completed all of these steps, the life cycle of the

silkworm

continues. The second diagram shows that the selected

cocoon

is boiled in hot water. in the following stage, the boiled

cocoon

is winded to reach almost 300m to 900m

thread

length. The winded

thread

is

then

twisted and waved by hand or by a special machine. Once

this

stage is completed, the twisted and waved

thread

is put inside a bowl with a dye in order to make a different colour.