Textile is an animal textile made from the fibres of the cocoon of the Chinese silkworm which is spun into a smooth fabric prized for its softness. There are two main types of the silk: 'mulberry silk' produced by the Bombyx Mori, and 'wild silk' such as Tussah silk. Silkworm larvae produce the first type if cultivated in habitats with fresh mulberry leaves for consumption, while Tussah silk is produced by silkworms feeding purely on oak leaves. Around four-fifths of the world's silk production consists of cultivated silk. Grass, rush, hemp, and sisal are all used in making rope. In the
Silkworm (missile) October 1967, marking the first time that ship-to-ship missiles were successfully used in combat. While it is not a particularly sophisticated missile when compared to newer generations of anti-Ship missiles such as the French Exocet or Russian Kh-15 and P-800 Oniks, the Silkworm's unusually large warhead ensures that a single hit will inflict very serious damage. Silkworm (missile) The Shang You or SY-series (), and the Hai Ying or HY-series () were early Chinese anti-ship missiles. They were derived from the Soviet P-15 Termit missile. The HY-1 and HY-2 received the NATO reporting name Silkworm. However, to confuse matters, Western