Castles of clay

Duration: 54

Year Published: 1978

Creator: Benchmark

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Examines the African termite. Shows how they build, communicate, defend themselves from predators, eat, reproduce, and how a hierarchical power structure is maintained. These tiny, blind creatures, in numbers that are unimaginable, construct towering hills weighing tons. , Examines the African termite, an insect which constructs large, temperature-regulated structures that may reach 2O feet in height. Depicts various aspects of the termite's life cycle, its unique communication system, and its social organization. Describes the insect's importance to other animals indigenous to the area.

Complete Record: Examines the African termite. Shows how they build, communicate, defend themselves from predators, eat, reproduce, and how a hierarchical power structure is maintained. These tiny, blind creatures, in numbers that are unimaginable, construct towering hills weighing tons. , Examines the African termite, an insect which constructs large, temperature-regulated structures that may reach 2O feet in height. Depicts various aspects of the termite's life cycle, its unique communication system, and its social organization. Describes the insect's importance to other animals indigenous to the area., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.