Yes, silk worms are killed during the process of making silk. Silk production involves boiling the cocoons of silk worms, which kills the worms inside. This is done to prevent the silk worms from breaking the silk filaments as they emerge from the cocoons by chewing or releasing enzymes.
Yes, silk worms are killed during the process of making silk. To harvest the silk, the cocoons are typically boiled or treated with heat to kill the silk worms inside. This is because allowing the silk worms to emerge from the cocoons would result in the silk fibers being damaged, as the silk worms produce enzymes that dissolve the silk threads to facilitate their escape.
