BLACK WIDOW SPIDER

Duration: 12 min

Year Published: 1960

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows the life cycles of the black widow spider and of a tiny fly which is an enemy of the spider. Includes scenes of the widow showing mating, construction of the egg sac, laying hatching of eggs, and development of spiderlings into mature spiders by the moulting process. Also shows the complete cycle of the fly, and describes the praying mantis and the alligator lizard as enemies of the spider.

Complete Record: Source: Middleham Interest level: el-jh-sh Guide: Guide Price: $120, rent $5 Format: sd color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 60-3281; EFLA evaluation card No. 4235

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)