Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy white moth – thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to ten city blocks long.

Goetze: Mention of silk moths may conjure up images of China where for millennia, fibers teased from silk moth cocoons have been used to produce silk.

Silk is not typically associated with Africa, but the luxurious cloth has been produced there for centuries. Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) now on ...

The uniquely shaped wingtips of some silk moths reflect sound waves, helping the insects avoid the jaws of hungry bats.

Many creatures make cocoons out of silk to protect themselves against predators and disease, including myriad moth and spider species from around the world.

UC assistant professor Patrick Guerra's work with silk moths inspired his research into the best masks to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative ...

One of my favorites is the caddisfly. They’re related to butterflies and moths, but their larvae live underwater. Some caddisflies use silk to glue together tiny bits of sand and debris.

Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillars of a fuzzy moth.