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 diagrams illustrate the different stages of the

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during its life and the procedure of

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cloth

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.

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, the life cycle of a

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begins with the

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laying

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and culminating in the cocoon which is used for

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production. The most logical point to start is a moth laying

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on a mulberry leaf, these

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transform into

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larvae

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after being hatched for 10 days. The

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larva eats mulberry leaves as the main nutrition for them and completes the second

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of the life cycle in 4-6 weeks. The next step

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is when the larvas create the

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thread and turn it into a cocoon after a 3-to-8-day period. The cocoon

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lasts for 16 days and they become moths in the final

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and restart the cycle by laying

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. Moving onto the procedure of

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, the

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thread shells taken from silkworms are selected and put in boiling water.

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this

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step is complete, they are unwinded and the thread is 300-to-900 meters long. The next

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is when these shells are twisted

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dyed or after being weaved. The whole process terminates when the

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cloth

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has been dyed and is ready to be shipped.