List of animals that produce silk

Silk is produced by a variety of animals, for different purposes, with various types being produced.

Insects

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Other animals

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bees Are The New Silkworms". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  2. ^ Gurr, Geoff M.; Fletcher, Murray J. (2011). "Silk production by the Australian endemic leafhopper Kahaono montana Evans (Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Dikraneurini) provides protection from predators". Australian Journal of Entomology: no. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00813.x.
  3. ^ "Pre-Chrysalis Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia".
  4. ^ "Tobacco Hornworm (parasitoid and hyperparasite) - BugGuide.Net".
  5. ^ Diplura
  6. ^ "Silk production and use in arthropods". Map of Life. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  7. ^ The role of adhesion in prey capture and predator defence in arthropods
  8. ^ Elices, M.; Guinea, G. V.; Plaza, G. R.; Karatzas, C.; Riekel, C.; Agulló-Rueda, F.; Daza, R.; Pérez-Rigueiro, J. (2011). "Bioinspired Fibers Follow the Track of Natural Spider Silk". Macromolecules. 44 (5): 1166–1176. Bibcode:2011MaMol..44.1166E. doi:10.1021/ma102291m. S2CID 97699665.
  9. ^ "Some crustaceans have evolved a way to make silk". Science.
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