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Samarkand and the Silk Market

Summary by El Economista
The silk, that fabric that caresses the touch, is made with a thread produced by the larva of a moth. To do this, the worm secretes a viscous liquid that when contact with the air solidifies and forms a thread that measures up to 1.5 kilometers. This process takes 2 or 3 days, in a kind of dance where the worm self-wraps. In this enclosure evolves and becomes the adult moth whose only function is to lay eggs to restart the cycle.The worm builds …
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The silk, that fabric that caresses the touch, is made with a thread produced by the larva of a moth. To do this, the worm secretes a viscous liquid that when contact with the air solidifies and forms a thread that measures up to 1.5 kilometers. This process takes 2 or 3 days, in a kind of dance where the worm self-wraps. In this enclosure evolves and becomes the adult moth whose only function is to lay eggs to restart the cycle.The worm builds …

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El Economista broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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