Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis.

The silk adhesive was created from moth cocoons which are boiled in solution and broken down into proteins called fibroin. The silk fibroin solution can be extruded through needles to form a ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult. The ...

When moths go through metamorphosis, the caterpillar forms a cocoon, which is spun from soft silk. Whether you’re a moth or a ...

The story of how Mark came to be the Approval Minister in Moth, and the story of the early stages of the government within the original film.

The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never venture far from their cocoons. After mating, they return to the cocoon and hatch their larvae. And when the young hatch, they immediately ...