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The Silk Spinners

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Some brightly coloured moths produce silk for the cocoon in which they undergo their final metamorphosis. One species in particular has been used by Man for the production of silk, and the story of this sericulture is as intriguing as the natural history of the moths themselves.
(from Bristol: first shown in The World About Us)

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Narrator:
Alan Gibson
Presented by:
Susanne Gibbs
Source: Radio Times

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