Pete Oxford / Silkworm caterpillars (Bombyx mori) for sale as food, Sohra Market, Cherrapunji. Meghalaya, North East India.

Pete Oxford / Silk worms (Bombyx mori) raised for silk, Khasi Tribe. Meghalaya, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Man feeding Silk worms (Bombyx mori) raised for silk, Khasi Tribe. Meghalaya, North East India, October 2014.

Pete Oxford / Silkworms (Bombyx mori) for sale in market for food, Apatani Tribe, Ziro Valley, Himalayan Foothills, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India, November 2014.

Konrad Wothe / Moth (Epia muscosa) Panguana Reserve, Huanuca province, Amazon basin, Peru.

David Noton / Silk worm (Bombyx mori) cocoons at a weaving centre in Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Silk worm (Bombyx mori) cocoons at a weaving centre in Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Silk worm (Bombyx mori) larvae feeding at weaving centre in Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Giant silkworm moth caterpillar (Automeris sp) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Giant silkworm moth caterpillar (Automeris sp) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Giant silkworm moths caterpillar (Automeris sp) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Giant silkworm moths caterpillar (Automeris sp) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project