tissue-thin

Updated: June 18, 2025

I watched the very first thread of silk drawn between the larva and the outside world, and in an incredibly short time the cocoon was outlined in a tissue-thin, transparent aura, within which the tenant could be seen skilfully weaving its own shroud. When first brought from the nest, the larvæ lay quite straight and still; but almost at once they bent far over in the spinning position.

William Beebe - Edge of the Jungle