The life cycle of the silkworm, and silkworm care on a Japanese farm. Soon after emerging from her chrysalis the female silk moth lays over 500 eggs, which hatch in a few days. The young silkworms are fed chopped mulberry leaves and after four weeks are fully grown and are moved to straw racks where they spin their cocoons. Close-ups and microcinematography show the growth processes in detail.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009818
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Microcinematography
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - Japan
Animals & Wildlife → Insects
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Moths
Animals & Wildlife → Silkworms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Japan
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Short films
Short films → Short films - Japan
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)