| EVE'S ENEMY - AND HIS DEFENCES Caterpillars and Moths | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6765 |
| Catalog #: | 434386 | |
| Clip Number: | 434386-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 210 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Moths | |
| Description: | EVE'S ENEMY - AND HIS DEFENSES Caterpillars and moths are seen - including a really big moth. United Kingdom "One of the chief enemies of Eve's clothing is the moth - depending for safety in its caterpillar stage upon a safety-first thread..." C/U of a caterpillar climbing on a twig. "Sometimes sports a bristly fur - a bluff -" C/U of a furry caterpillar with bristly hair being poked with thin stick. "Eve's enemy flavours his cocoon with his poisonous bristles - and is left severely alone - " C/U of caterpillar building a cocoon. "Springtime - when his lifetime of 18 days on the wing begins - " CU moth w/ wings spread, on twig, then flies off. "The Cecropia moth (tropical) drying his wings - " Another moth, seen from the side, opens and closes his wings. "But, it's a good job this fellow doesn't get into Eve's wardrobe - the Atlas Moth of India, largest night-flier in the world." MCU Atlas Moth from India perched on stick. Man puts his hand behind the stick to show scale. Moth is wider than length of man’s hand. MCU Atlas Moth perched on the man’s palm, moving its wings. | |
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