The life-cycle of the nursery-web spider and habits and characteristics of the orb-web, funnel-web and trap-door spiders. A microscopic study of a spiral web, and close-ups of its spinning, together with scenes of spiders attacking, stinging and ensnaring insects are shown.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322841
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Spiders - Venom
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)