Silk farmer with cocoons, Kanakpura, Karnataka, India, Asia

Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves at Santuario Del Gusano De Seda in San Pedro Cajonos, Mexico, North America

Silkworm feeding on mulberry leaves at Santuario Del Gusano De Seda in San Pedro Cajonos, Mexico, North America

Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves at Santuario Del Gusano De Seda in San Pedro Cajonos, Mexico, North America

Deep fried grasshoppers, silkworms and scorpions for sale in the Night Market, Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China

Extraction of silk filaments from cocoons in an alkaline bath, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Deep fried silkworm skewers for sale in the Night Market, Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China

Basket of silkworms the raw material for the silk industry in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silkworm cocoons in traditional silk factory, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silkworms eating green leaves, Nanping, Huang Shan, China, Asia

Silkworms, Nanping, Huangshan, China, Asia

Silk cocoons in a silk factory, Oknha Tey Island, Mekong River, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Asia

Deep fried and on a stick scorpions and other insects for sale at a food stand in Guangzhou China

Deep fried and on a stick scorpions silkworms beetles crickets centipedes and spiders for sale at a food stand in Guangzhou China