Bombyx mori Bombyx mori The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree"). It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworm's preferred food is white mulberry leaves, though they may eat other mulberry species and even osage orange. Domestic silkmoths are closely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding. Wild silkmoths are different from their domestic cousins as they have not been selectively bred; they are not as commercially viable in the production of silk. Sericulture, the practice of breeding
Mori Ōgai in the historical fantasy novel "Teito Monogatari" by Hiroshi Aramata. Mori is a character in the manga and anime adaptation of "Bungo Stray Dogs". "Bungo Stray Dogs" uses the names, stories and biographical details of authors to create its characters. "From the Japanese Wikipedia article" Mori Ōgai Lieutenant-General , known by his pen name Mori Ōgai (), was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori. He obtained his medical license at a very young age and introduced translated German literary works to the Japanese public. Mori Ōgai also was considered the