Metamorphosis-the Life Story of the Wasp

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Describes the life cycle of a solitary wasp, using macrophotography to reveal the intricate processes of growth and development of a wasp through early stages of metamorphosis. Points out changes which take place between the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages of an insect. Features a tube, especially constructed for observation, to reveal the dramatic changes in body organization that normally occur within a cocoon as a wasp larva is transformed into a fully developed winged adult.

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