Translations for „silk moth“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈsilk moth N

silk moth

sviloprejka f

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The pseudoknot is highly conserved between the 5 silk moth species.

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It's only known from soybeans and silk moths and meat.

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Silkworms, which are caterpillars of the silk moth, produce all that silk in just two to three days when they are creating their cocoons.

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Although they are called silk moths, these moths don't spin the cocoons from which silk fabric is made.

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This beautiful silk moth is commonly found in woodlands throughout the northeastern region.

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Like all silk moths it has no mouthparts and has a very short life as an adult.

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Some insects, silk moths for instance, produce it too.

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Microscopic images reveal the skin of a sea cucumber, the tracheal system that silk moth caterpillars used to breath and the toothed tongue of a common limpet.

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By comparison, silk moths have 52, fruit flies have 61, mosquitoes range from 74 to 158 and the honeybee has 174.

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The cocoon shells of wild silk moths are toughened or stabilized either by tanning (cross-linking) or by mineral reinforcements (e.g. calcium oxalate).

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