Secrets of the ant and insect world

Presents facts about the subterranean world of the ant, including a description of the warfare that persists between rival tribes of ants and their desperate struggle to protect their nests from invasion. Discusses in detail the honey-cask, hunting and leafcutter ants. Origianlly released as part of the Disney feature ‘Secrets of life’.

Credits

production company

Walt Disney Productions

Duration

00:12:33:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009581

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Ants

Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Nature study

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1956

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