Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle And Her Enemies

Duration: 11

Creator: Middlecham (Ken) Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: 18:04:58:28 CU Underside of black widow spider on web over title credits, VS CU black widow spider on web, CU red hourglass mark on black widow spider. Microscopic CU comb-foot of spider. Black widow sitting on piece of wood poked by stick. VS black widow hiding places, hand pulls back blanket lying outside, black widow hiding beside piece of wood, CU black widow on wall beside outdoor faucet.; 18:06:37:01 VS CU black widow spinning web around cockroach. CU black widow fangs. Pan over black widows irregular web. Microscopic CU compares strand of black widow spider web to strand of human hair.; 18:07:23:09 VS CU disembodied hands taking black widow silk sample, spider on round wood black beside glass slide. microscope and jars with specimens on table.; 18:07:39:05 VS CU male black widow spider, black widows mating, VS CU female black widow spider with swollen sack, spider lays egg sack, VS various stages of spiders spinning protective web around eggs sack, VS CU black widow spider eggs, baby black widow spiders hatching, VS baby black widow spiders, VS black widows in various stages of development.; 18:13:02:20 Preying mantis eating black widow spider. Alligator Lizard. Mud-dauber wasp, VS fly that preys on black widow’s egg sack, VS maggots eating black widow spider eggs, maggots pupate and undergo metamorphosis, flies hatch. VS CU black widow. The End superimposed over shot of black widow hanging from web., Shows the life cycles of the black widow spider and of a tiny fly which is among the worst enemies of the spider. Includes scenes of the widow mating, constructing an egg sac, laying and hatching eggs, and shows the development of spiderlings into mature spiders by the molting process. Also shows the complete cycle of the fly, and describes the praying mantis and the alligator lizard as additional enemies of the spider.

Complete Record: 18:04:58:28 CU Underside of black widow spider on web over title credits, VS CU black widow spider on web, CU red hourglass mark on black widow spider. Microscopic CU comb-foot of spider. Black widow sitting on piece of wood poked by stick. VS black widow hiding places, hand pulls back blanket lying outside, black widow hiding beside piece of wood, CU black widow on wall beside outdoor faucet.; 18:06:37:01 VS CU black widow spinning web around cockroach. CU black widow fangs. Pan over black widows irregular web. Microscopic CU compares strand of black widow spider web to strand of human hair.; 18:07:23:09 VS CU disembodied hands taking black widow silk sample, spider on round wood black beside glass slide. microscope and jars with specimens on table.; 18:07:39:05 VS CU male black widow spider, black widows mating, VS CU female black widow spider with swollen sack, spider lays egg sack, VS various stages of spiders spinning protective web around eggs sack, VS CU black widow spider eggs, baby black widow spiders hatching, VS baby black widow spiders, VS black widows in various stages of development.; 18:13:02:20 Preying mantis eating black widow spider. Alligator Lizard. Mud-dauber wasp, VS fly that preys on black widow’s egg sack, VS maggots eating black widow spider eggs, maggots pupate and undergo metamorphosis, flies hatch. VS CU black widow. The End superimposed over shot of black widow hanging from web., Shows the life cycles of the black widow spider and of a tiny fly which is among the worst enemies of the spider. Includes scenes of the widow mating, constructing an egg sac, laying and hatching eggs, and shows the development of spiderlings into mature spiders by the molting process. Also shows the complete cycle of the fly, and describes the praying mantis and the alligator lizard as additional enemies of the spider.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.