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| chrysalis |
a hard shell or cocoon encasing a moth or butterfly in the pupal stage; pupa. |
| egg sac |
the pouch or cocoon in which many types of spiders deposit their eggs. [1/2 definitions] |
| pupa |
an intermediate stage in the development of many insects, such as butterflies, during which they do not eat and are often encased in a cocoon. [1/2 definitions] |
| raw silk |
silk that has been taken directly from the cocoon. |
| silk |
a fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by certain insects, esp. by the silkworm in spinning a cocoon. [1/5 definitions] |
| silkworm |
the larva of an Asian moth that spins pure and commercially valued silk to form its cocoon, or any of various other moth larvae that spin cocoons of similar material. |
| spin |
of a spider or insect, to make (a web or cocoon) by extruding filaments from the body. [1/15 definitions] |
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