Illustrates nature’s methods of making food chains which tie together all the living creature in a community, making one dependent on the others for its existence. The film includes close-ups of tadpoles eating algae, crayfish catching and eating tadpoles, links in the food chain through green bass, fish eggs, a Polythemus moth is hatched from its cocoon and a spider builds its web - to trap some other creatures and complete the “chain of life”.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312353
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal life cycles
Animals & Wildlife → Food chains
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Biotic communities
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Food chains
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food chains
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)