Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle and Her Enemies

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Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle and Her Enemies is a short film from 1960 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

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.

Black Widow Spider: Her Life Cycle and Her Enemies
Produced byMiddlecham (Ken) Productions
Production
company
Middlecham (Ken) Productions
Distributed byMiddlecham (Ken) Productions
Release date
1960
Running time
11:42
LanguageEnglish
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