2007-10-28 03:29:10 · 7 answers · asked by Miss B 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
No, it's a little different. The silk that you buy in the store comes from the cocoons of silkworms.
2007-10-28 03:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by Don Adriano 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
no, commercially available silk is from the cocoons of silkworms. however the original idea of the chinese and japanese was to mass harvest the silk web of spiders and make them silk. this was found impossible as spiders are by nature territorial. thus silkworms are the more practical choice. nice to know though that, its proven that a spider's silk is at least 20 times stronger than that of silkworms. hmm...if we can only catch and force into web labor our friendly neighborhood spiderman, hehe!
2007-10-28 03:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kiete123 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are several insects that make silk, but the only silk that is used in textiles is that of the caterpillar or silkworm.
And yes, spiders do make silk, just not the type woven into textiles, that I'm aware of.
2007-10-28 03:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i will never wear silk from a nasty spider. NO the spiders make webs. Not silk. Silk comes from silk worms and cocoons like Buffalo Bills moth.
2007-10-28 03:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Nope, commercial silk is made from the cocoons of a grub named the silkworm.
2007-10-28 03:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by noname 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Silkworms make silk, not spiders. Spiders make webs.
2007-10-28 03:32:40 · answer #6 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, totally different. They have there own unique silk, that has not, and never will be copied by man.
2007-10-28 04:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by what u talkin' bout? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋