Insect life cycle : the periodical cicada (second edition)

Duration: 0:11:20

Genre: Educational | Nature

Year Published: 1975

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Details the life cycle of the periodical cicada, stressing its unique survival techniques. Traces the cycle from egg laying, through the long years underground and the emergence from the nymph stage, to the mating of the mature adult. Uses time-lapse photography to show the nymph emerging from its skin, hardening, darkening, and developing the wings of a mature adult.

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