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most lustrous fiber, while s. cynthia feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus genus and produces a coarse but more durable and cheap silk, and a. pernyi, the chinese tussah moth, is a major producer of wild silk (tussah silk), which is more difficult to dye. silks are mainly produced by the larvae of insects
undergoing complete metamorphosis , but also by some adult insects such as webspinners. silk production is especially common in the hymenoptera ( bees , wasps , and ants ), and is sometimes used in nest construction. other types of arthropods produce silk, most notably various arachnids such as spiders...
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