The Glow Worm 1940-1949

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A British Instructional Film.

C/U of an adult male glow-worm. We see it eating then a close view of its head. We see female glow-worms - they look like caterpillars. Female on the ground. On the stem of a plant with the abdomen glowing. Female glow-worm going under a stone to lay eggs. C/U...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
83496
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:00:08:00 / 01:07:02:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2883.01
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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