Insects homes are of many forms, exist in numerous places, and are made of many kinds of materials. We observe a variety of such homes, from the simple cocoon in which the moth develops to the complex ant colony, and we see the many ways in which such homes help their inhabitants to survive.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321756
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Entomology
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)