The first part of this film studies the natural surroundings of the hydra, and the structure of the organism and the second part focuses on the process of regeneration after bisection, the manner in which food is caught and digested, sexual reproduction by eggs and sperm, and a sexual reproduction by budding.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321480
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Freshwater microbiology
Animals & Wildlife → Microbiology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater microbiology
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Microbiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Micro-organisms
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Microbiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Freshwater microbiology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)