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a domesticated caterpillar so pampered it forgot how to survive without humans.
single threadOne cocoon spins up to 900 meters of silk.
blind mothsAdult moths can't fly or even eat.
5000 yearsDomesticated so long, no wild version exists.
boiled aliveMost cocoons are steamed before the moth escapes.
leaf snobsThey eat almost only mulberry leaves.