silk moth
noun
1
: the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
2
: saturniid
especially
: one (such as the cecropia moth) that produces a cocoon of silk
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The researchers’ sticky fibers come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their fibroin protein building blocks by boiling them in solution.
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New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Well, silk from the silk moth (Bombyx mori) has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Inside each cocoon, the silkworm’s cells were dying so the creature could become a silk moth.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But Mothra, named after a kaiju monster inspired by silk moths, is just the latest in a recent string of oldest-ever, farthest-ever, just generally superlative star systems astronomers have found in images from JWST and the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Joshua Sokol, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The concentric circles or eyespots on butterfly and moth wings—like those seen on this Suraka silk moth—not only look like real eyes but may also appear to glare directly at predators from many directions, scientists have found.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2023
His lab, which usually studies cocoon construction by silk moth caterpillars, began researching which fabrics are most effective for frontline workers to double mask with in order to preserve their respirators, as well as which fabrics make effective reusable face masks for the general public.
—Zoe Malin, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2021
After analyzing nearly 800 traits of these moths, the scientists created a detailed family tree that helped map the evolution of silk moth wings.
—Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2018
The silkworm is the larva of Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021
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New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Well, silk from the silk moth (Bombyx mori) has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Inside each cocoon, the silkworm’s cells were dying so the creature could become a silk moth.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But Mothra, named after a kaiju monster inspired by silk moths, is just the latest in a recent string of oldest-ever, farthest-ever, just generally superlative star systems astronomers have found in images from JWST and the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Joshua Sokol, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The concentric circles or eyespots on butterfly and moth wings—like those seen on this Suraka silk moth—not only look like real eyes but may also appear to glare directly at predators from many directions, scientists have found.
—Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2023
His lab, which usually studies cocoon construction by silk moth caterpillars, began researching which fabrics are most effective for frontline workers to double mask with in order to preserve their respirators, as well as which fabrics make effective reusable face masks for the general public.
—Zoe Malin, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2021
After analyzing nearly 800 traits of these moths, the scientists created a detailed family tree that helped map the evolution of silk moth wings.
—Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2018
The silkworm is the larva of Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021
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“Silk moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silk%20moth. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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