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A lateral illustration of a silkworm larva showing the segmented body plan with a sclerotized head capsule and multiple abdominal segments bearing lateral spiracles as small black openings. The organism is Bombyx mori (B. mori), a domesticated lepidopteran (insect) used in sericulture. In the biological hierarchy, the spiracles are respiratory anatomical structures within the larval organism; the larva belongs to the order Lepidoptera within Arthropoda. Fields: entomology and invertebrate anatomy. Functionally, the larva produces silk from paired silk glands to spin cocoons.
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