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The "wandering cocoon" is characterized by controlling one's environment when outside the home, such as car and mini-van design intended to make automobiles more pleasurable and livable. Signs of the "mobile cocoon" included people eating more meals in their cars; conducting business and "life maintenance chores" over the phone while driving ...
A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moths and caterpillars, [16] and numerous other holometabolous insect larvae as a protective covering for the pupa. Cocoons may be tough or soft, opaque or translucent, solid or meshlike, of various colors, or composed of multiple layers, depending on the type of insect larva producing it.
Cocoon may refer to: Cocoon (silk), a pupal casing made by moth caterpillars and other insect larvae; Music. Cocoon Recordings, a German record label;
Cocooning, also known as the Cocoon Strategy, [1] is a vaccination strategy to protect infants and other vulnerable individuals from infectious diseases by vaccinating those in close contact with them.
The pupal cocoon is spun from silk, but like the larval case, often has other materials attached. When pupating, species that build portable cases attach them to some underwater object, seal the front and back apertures against predators while still allowing water to flow through, and pupate within it.
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The cocoons of eri silkworms are open-ended, meaning the grown larvae can leave via the opening. This has led to eri silk being termed "peace silk" or ahimsa silk as its production harms no living organisms. Mulberry silkworms, on the other hand, make a hole in the cocoon when emerging as moths, thus damaging the silk.
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