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 two given images depict the life

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of the silkworm and the process of producing

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cloth. The life

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of a silkworm has 4 primary stages, beginning with the laying of eggs by the

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moth and ending with the formation of the

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cocoon.

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,

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cloth production

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has different stages that begin with the selection of

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thread

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shells

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and end with the dying process. The life

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of a silkworm commences when the silkmoth lays its eggs on mulberry leaves. The larvae hatch from the eggs in 10 days, and in 4-6 weeks, the larvae eat the mulberry leaves and form

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thread

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. The larvae remain in the

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for 3-8 days, creating an oval cocoon. In 16 days, the

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moth appears from the cocoon, and the

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repeats itself. In the production of

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cloth,

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, the

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thread

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shells

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are selected and boiled in water.

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, these

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are unwinded into 300-900m long threads, which are twisted and dyed. The threads are

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weaved and dyed once more.