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The silkworm is the larval stage of the domesticated moth species Bombyx mori. This species has been economically, culturally and biologically significant throughout history due to its use in silk production. Bombyx mori, known to have been first domesticated in China, is now an organism that can only be sustained by human intervention. The silkworm has become entirely detached from natural life and is reared solely for silk production. In this regard, it is one of the domesticated animal specie