Silkworm (Ex Nihilo Adscensio)

Silkworms are special items in the Ex Nihilo mod added by v1.04. They are used to produce String (Vanilla) on limited resources maps (primarily Skyblock).

String is necessary for crafting Silk Mesh.

Obtaining
Silkworms cannot be crafted. The only way to obtain a silkworm is through using a Crook to break Leaves.

Infesting Leaves
If you right click on leaves while holding a silkworm, the leaves block becomes infested. The infestation will gradually spread to adjacent leaves blocks, eventually infesting any adjacent leaves blocks. The infested leaves can then be broken with a Crook to receive String (Vanilla) and silkworms, making this a renewable process. Infested leaves will not drop apples or saplings.

As Food
Cooking silkworms in a furnace results in cooked silkworms, which restore 2 points of hunger with low saturation.

Composting
Silkworms can be composted in either cooked or raw form by using them on a Wooden Barrel (Ex Nihilo Creatio) or Stone Barrel. Each silkworm contributes 10% to the total amount necessary.