I am the finest natural fabric in the world, produced by an insect. I was so valuable it inspired trade routes across continents. A single thread of me can be up to a mile long. What am I?

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Silk. Silk is produced by silkworms — the larvae of the silk moth — when they spin their cocoons. A single cocoon can yield up to 900 metres (about 3000 feet) of continuous thread. Silk was so valuable in ancient times it gave its name to the Silk Road.

"I am the finest natural fabric in the world, produced by an insect. I was so valuable it inspired trade routes across continents. A single thread of me can be up to a mile long. What am I?"

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