Despite their eerie appearance, deep-fried stone worms are a sought-after specialty of Vietnam’s Thai ethnic group.

Major domestic silkworm pupa wholesale markets are open as usual, and the sales volume of fresh pupae has increased significantly. The supply of good goods is tight and out of stock. The wholesale ...

injected it into silkworm pupae. It stopped their normal development. The pupae never became adult moths, instead developed into a second kind of pupa. Smaller doses brought forth monstrosities ...

Due to the holiday of Chinese silkworm pupa exporters, the wholesale price of silkworm pupa in Thailand has increased. The wholesale price of silkworm pupa in the three major silkworm pupa wholesale ...

The silkworms spin this filament into a cocoon ... This cleans them and kills the pupa inside. If the pupas were kept alive, they would degrade and break the silk. Then the cocoons are unraveled ...

They found that butterfly silk was thinner and weaker than silkworm silk ... How Do Butterflies Use Silk to Attach their Pupae to Trees?, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2024).

“Insect proteins, such as silkworm pupae, offer rich nutritional value, supporting muscle building, tissue repair, and immune ...