1. After the fertilized eggs hatch, the larvae spin around for a week - each the size of a grain of sand, McCormick said. 2. So many love-struck larvae spin a silk cocoon of homes, children and cars only to emerge years later as two disappointed moths with nothing in common. 3. Within three weeks, the larvae spin a cocoon, and five days later adults pop out. 4. In the Chandraki, the larvae spin their heads repeatedly and construct a cover around them with the saliva secreted and excreted from the silk glands during this time. |