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Spiders usually produce the strongest threads of all the silk-making animals. By Rahul Rao. Published Oct 6, 2022 2:00 PM EDT. A silkworm, like the one seen here, spins a cocoon of silk.

The new silk is named “Karuna Silk”. As per trade information, a typical mulberry silk saree is produced by killing 10,000-20,000 silkworms.