Fantastic post! I don't know if people do this in other parts of the world but in a lot of schools in South Africa learners bring silk-worms to school. They either sell, buy or trade them. The children are also taught to cut shapes out of cardboard and allow the worms to then spin their silk over these forms (like hearts, faces, etc.).

Fascinating when you think how important silk was for the earliest trade routes and how valuable it was, too. Not only in terms of money but creating and establishing relationships between traders, people, of different races and beliefs.

Thank you for the educational post!

@rionpistorius