Full of liquid silk!Category: Silkworms — Nov 8, 09:38 PM
The largest one is almost ready to begin spinning its cocoon! The body is very smooth and soft and filled with liquid silk. It is eating its last leaves and will soon be quiet and still for two days, preparing to spin its own transformational shell. The small legs are active and strong now, attaching easily to branches and navigating its space. I love to hold it in my hand, feeling the soft skin, and tiny suction cup feet as it moves along. The skin is a purple-gray in places, and the markings subtle. The dark circles on the sides are the sphericals, where it breathes! Comment | ABOUT Jill Powers is a contemporary fiber artist living in Boulder, CO. She raises silkworms in her art studio.
LINKS National Paper Makers Organization Naropa University Art Dept, Boulder, CO RECENT POSTSLaying eggs! Mating! The silk moths find each other The Silk Moth Arrives Emerging from the cocoon! stages of my silkworms' lives Cocoon collaboration Spinning Silk Cocoons Full of liquid silk! New Skin silkworms growing... |
