Episode of Series “Wildlife Australia”.
Shows the river red gum in its natural habitat, sheltering caterpillars, tiny marsupial carnivores, mistletoe birds, spitfires and saw flies. Also contains unique footage of ants farming slow-witted caterpillars for their sweet sticky secretions, in a three way business arrangement with the tree.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012604
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)