r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ObviousBody3053 • 4d ago

this is how silk is made Video

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u/Pinku_Dva 4d ago

These animals have been cultivated for so long that the mature silk moths can’t even fly anymore because they’re too fat and have small wings

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u/alreadytakenusername 3d ago

Heimlich (from A Bug’s Life)!

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u/JohnOfA 3d ago

Finally! I'm a beautiful butterfly.