Each earthworm has a pair of ovaries that will produce its own eggs. Then, the clitellum forms a slimy ring around the worm.

Here, they can spin their cocoons. The worms spit the silk out of this organ ... This is where the female will lay her eggs. Rearers then transfer the khorika to a som tree, where larvae will ...

After taking a closer look, the team realized that these "eggs" were in fact cocoons containing a handful ... so scientists can't be certain if the worms originated at that depth or sank there.

Earthworms hatch from egg cases that look like tiny lemons. Young worms hatch from their cocoons in three weeks to five months, and they’ll stay put if the soil or weather conditions are bad.

Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more delicate work. In the 2010s, as cheaper, fake silk ...