stackyFACTSWe bred an insect to make fancy shirts, and now it can't even survive a mild breeze alone. Thousands of years of selective breeding for silk production have ruined the Bombyx mori moth. The adults are completely blind, lack any predator evasion skills, and cannot fly even a single inch.
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