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Click image to see larger image	Silkworm moths
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Observations	A few silkworm moths on a petri dish. There are many white dots on this dish. These are the eggs.
Explanations	Silkworm moths are the adult form of silkworm larvae. They emerge from the silk cocoons to mate. Mating is their only purpose and they do not eat or drink water. The females will lay hundreds of tiny white eggs.
California Standards	Know animals eat plants or other animals Sequential stages differ for different organisms
National Standards	Structure and function Birth, growth, and development
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Insects Animal studies Investigating life cycles
Related Sets	Silkworms
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Authors	Gerd A.T. Müller None None
Publisher	None May 18 2002
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