Presents a study of the life cycle of the cross spider showing how the spider builds its web, how it traps food in the web, how the female protects her eggs, and how the young spiders hatch and emerge from cocoons. Includes scenes of a spider trapping a fly in the web, stinging it to paralyse it, and encasing it in a cocoon of silk.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011276
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Arachnida
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Animals & Wildlife → Predatory animals
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)