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Ontogenetic Analysis of Care Behaviour of Ant Egg Nests (1974 Film)

Producer

P Jaisson

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Examines the development of pupal cocoon recognition in the brood-nursing behaviour of ants ('Formica spp.). Shows experimental procedures that purport to demonstrate that 1) recognition is not innate but...

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Horticulture - Gardening On A Grand Scale: Repellent Aphid

Date released

1978

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

231

NoS ID

325962

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: The soil beneath our feet; dirt; earth it’s commonly called. In actual fact it’s a complex microbiological structure that man must nurture and maintain to achieve the food and beauty that...

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Pityogenes Chalcographus ('Ipidae’): Life History (1979 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. st. col. 23 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Spruce bark beetle. On a spruce a male ‘Pityogenes chalcographus’ is looking for a suitable place for boring; it bores a mating chamber in the bark. Although the male resists, several females force their...

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Secrets of Nature Pioneering Natural History Films, 1922 - 1933 (2010)

Director

Percy Smith; Mary Field

Subject

Biology; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

A digitally remastered collection of 19 British films made between 1922 and 1933 that used groundbreaking techniques to share the secrets of the natural world with cinema audiences. The pioneering series...

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Extending Our Control: Monitoring The Mosquitos

Date released

1974

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

144

NoS ID

325601

Story no

2 / 4

COI synopsis: In spite of the complex controls of technology there are still areas where our control is lost - thousands of people die every year from disease, fire, accidents on the road. This issue...

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Biology of Fungus Ants (1960 Film)

Producer

N Bariand; M Bazire; P P Grassé

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The observation of the behaviour of atta ants, whose normal habitat is equatorial America, was made possible for the first time due to experiments conducted in the laboratory. Gives a detailed study of a...

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War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Army and Air Force Grow More Foot

Date released

30 Jul 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

686A

NoS ID

012377

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Services Food Production. DESCRIPTION: The WAFS, RAF and Army have been "Digging for Victory" and the Duke of Norfolk has been inspecting some of the results. SHOTLIST: WAAF’s at work...

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Anti Locust Research

Date released

1968

Series name

London Line

Issue no

213

NoS ID

326435

Story no

1 / 3

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Insect Mechano-Sensory Systems (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

CD-ROM

Interactive tutorial and simulation of electrophysiological recording from sensory nerves. Laboratory support material that illustrates the structure and function of leg mechanoreceptors and the principles...

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Four Seasons: Underground Landscape

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

302

NoS ID

352420

Story no

1 / 7

COI synopsis: Each season of the year imposes its own problems for the farmer. He must know when it’s best to plant, plough, harvest or nourish his land - and be ever alert in his battle with invading...

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