If it's allowed to live, it's born blind and without the ability to even fly. It can't even eat! The Bombyx mori only lives long long enough to lay about 500 eggs, and then it dies. The large majority of silkworms never live long enough to become a Bombyx mori moth, however.

Do silkworms have eyes?

The eyes of the silkworm moth are normally black. Mutant strains are known in which the eyes are lighter in color—pink, or even white, as in this instance.

Can silkworms feel pain?

Silkworms aren't very different from the earthworms found in our backyards. They're insects who feel pain—just as all animals do.