#silk worms

[thoughtportal]

[katherinehillierillustration]

Fruits of Our Culture Series - MULBERRY

Latest in my series of illustrations exploring the symbolism and folklore behind fruits, while also just drawing pretty plants bcuz they’re pretty.

After internet and IRL actual book researching, I found mulberries had far fewer references than the other fruits I’ve illustrated so far.

The ones in this illustration include...

- silk worms, aka the caterpillars of the domestic silk moth aka bombyx morri, have a diet that is nearly exclusively mulberry leaves.

- mulberries can be found white, red, or black. There is an ancient story which ‘explains’ the reason for this, called Pyramus and Thisbe. They were young lovers from enemy families, and planned to meet one night under a mulberry tree to declare their love. However, when Thisbe arrived she saw a lioness with a bloody mouth, she runs away. When Pyramus arrives, he sees the lioness pawing at Thisbe’s cloak (which she dropped when running away). Pyramus assumes Thisbe was eaten, so he stabs himself through the heart with his sword. When Thisbe saw this, she stabs herself too. All the spraying and splattering blood stained the mulberries of the tree red forever.

- and finally, for something modern; Mulberry brand handbags.

MULBERRIES and all my other Fruits illustrations are available as A5 glossy prints from my Etsy store HERE

[groupwest]

basket babies… silk moths don’t really fly, only flutter about. they don’t have mouth parts, and only live for a couple of days… i didn’t exactly intend for these little ones to hatch, but i’m happy to meet them in this form. i think they might both be girls since they don’t seem interested in mating.

i made them this little bowl of moss to sit in, i thought they might enjoy it… they live in my basket and have been keeping me company everywhere i go… <3

[jingszo]

Worms with spider genes spin silk tougher than bulletproof Kevlar

Spider silk is stretchy, strong, and tough. But genetically engineering a more cooperative organism to produce it has proved elusive. Now, researchers have used gene editing to make silkworms that can spin spider fibers tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests.

People have been cultivating silkworms for thousands of years, unwinding their cocoons to provide material for textiles. But their silk breaks easily. Spiders have the opposite problem: They make incredible silks, but the arachnids are hard to cultivate. One hundred silkworms can hang around peaceably in a small space, whereas 100 confined spiders will attack one another, until only one or two are left alive.

[anonymous-utility]

I like the theory that Lace is the Pharloom version of a kingsmould, but made out of stuffing instead metal.

[zegalba]

Alexander McQueen: The Hunger, S/S 1996

Jacket of silver wool/synthetic with red silk lining; bodice of molded plastic encasing worms; skirt of red silk with silver antlers Antlers by Shaun Leane for McQueen.

[parakavka]

たまgo（白柴ゆき） on Twitter: "えっ？😆 ＃白柴　＃白柴ゆき ＃柴犬のいる暮らし ＃フワモコでかわいい https://t.co/Bujnn1YYGC" / Twitter

[leoncio44]

[uservalentine]

[travelers-gaming]

taylor hebert internal monologue: looking around the loft, I couldn't help but notice that Regent was the most represented among the decor. The TV was left on, displaying some video game he had abandoned. Every surface was covered in his belongings, and even the walls had his doodles and writing if you looked closely. Clearly he had never had to learn to be considerate,keep himself small and out of other people's space

[whimsicmimic]

Actually hold up does anyone have a source on trigun worms producing silk, or is worm silk something fanon that ive convinced myself is canon

[bloosemood]

[groupwest]

[itgirlb0y]

jon sims doing aerial silks

[missagonyy]

A collection of my butterfly and insect art

[transactinides]

my parents keep taunting me with mentions of crocodile meat and fried insects being sold near where they live so i retaliate with images of homemade strawberry tiramisu and yet more chivken and broccoli quiches