Spiders - Aggression And Mating

Series: Bio-Science Series

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Nat Geo

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 4Feb75 · MP26561 (Jan-Jun 1975) Copyright holder: National Geographic Society Production company: Oxford Scientific Films, Ltd

Description: Shows that spiders are not insects but arachnids, members of a much older class of animals, that all spiders spin silk, but not all spin webs and that a female spider must suspend her normally aggressive behavior in order to mate. Shows several kinds of webs which spiders use to trap prey and describes various techniques used to kill prey., With guide Spiders are carnivorous predators which display complex behavior. The film demonstrates aggressive behavior of spiders; how they trap prey; how they use webs; how they court & mate

Complete Record: Shows that spiders are not insects but arachnids, members of a much older class of animals, that all spiders spin silk, but not all spin webs and that a female spider must suspend her normally aggressive behavior in order to mate. Shows several kinds of webs which spiders use to trap prey and describes various techniques used to kill prey., With guide Spiders are carnivorous predators which display complex behavior. The film demonstrates aggressive behavior of spiders; how they trap prey; how they use webs; how they court & mateNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.