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 first diagram illustrates the life

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of the silkworm ,

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the second diagram depicts the stages involved in the production of silk cloth.

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it is clear that

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there are four distinct stages illustrated in the process which is

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of the silkworm , commencing from laying eggs on a mulberry leaf and ending with the development of a mature moth.

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, the production of silk cloth starts from selecting the

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and ending with dying. The first stage is when an adult moth lays approximately hundreds of eggs on a mulberry leaf. After around 10 days, the eggs hatch and silkworm larvae emerge. At

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point in the

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, they eat leaves as their food source, and

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will take around 4-6 weeks. Over time, the larva is surrounded by a silk

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while

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it is going through the growth process. At

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stage, it takes

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3-8 days . The final stage of the

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is when the larva is covered by a

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and after almost 16 days, an adult moth emerges. In the second diagram,

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, the

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is selected and boiled.

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, the

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is unwinded and stretched in order to get a

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ranging from about 300-900m. After that, the

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is twisted and dyed. In some cases, the twisted

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is woven and

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dyed.