Eri silkworms have two connections to the Bible - one is that silk is a material mentioned in the Bible, and the other is that this particular species feeds on the castor bean plant, which many identify as the kikayon - the tree that shaded Jonah. But perhaps the most powerful religious aspect of this creature is the sheer inspirational wonder of it!
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