Usage patterns
蚕を飼うto raise silkworms
My grandmother's family used to raise silkworms.
蚕が桑の葉を食べるfor silkworms to eat mulberry leaves
Silkworms eat a large amount of mulberry leaves every day.
蚕が繭を作るfor a silkworm to spin a cocoon
Before long, the silkworms began to spin their cocoons.