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  1. Besieged Fortress, The (2011)

    aka: Citadelle Assiégée, La

    Director
    François Calderon; Thierry Commissionat; Benoît Tschieret
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 81 minutes)

    A look at a colony of termites as it battles for survival against a flood and an invading ant army. Director Philippe Calderon uses macrophotography to find out what happens to a swarming colony of termites...

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  2. Dancing for Their Supper: Foraging Ecology and the Dance Language of the Honey Bee (1997)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 37 minutes), £18.00

    Shows in detail the dance language of honey bees, the language by which they pass on information to other hive members about the location, distance and direction of nectar or pollen-rich flower patches....

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  3. Honey Bee Dance, The (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 37 min., 1997 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the dance language of honey bees, used to commuinicate to other bees location, direction relative to the sun and distance of flower patches. Shows how the dance forms an integral part of the...

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  4. Collection, Maintenance and Behaviour of Ants, The (1995 Video)

    Director
    Elizabeth Evesham
    Producer
    Elizabeth Evesham
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £5.00 (inclusive)

    Amateur footage in which Dr Elizabeth Evesham explains how to collect ants in the field, and demonstrates how to build a nest for ants that would be suitable for home or school, using simple and readily...

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  5. Sexual Selection and Speciation: Behaviour Studies on Hawaiian Picture Wings and Their Potential in a Med Fly Eradication Program (1992 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses the factors for new species formation, using as the example the Hawaiian ‘Drosophila’, the so-called ‘picture-wings’. Considers the biological control of the Mediterranean fruit fly in...

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  6. Drosophila: Biology and Behaviour of Hawaiian Picture Wings (1991 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The biology and behaviour of Hawaiian ‘Drosophila’, - the so-called ‘picture-wings’ - showing the life cycle and male-male and male-female interactions. Discusses a natural fungicide that is a...

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  7. Insect Diversity (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Hendrik Ball; Rissa de la Paz
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Uses examples from various insect orders to show the basic design of a hard outer skeleton, jointed legs and specialised mouthparts serves a wealth of different lifestyles. Contrasts the life histories of...

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  8. Company of Ants and Bees, The (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Christopher La Fontaine
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Professor James Gould of Princeton University investigates ant and bee societies, which have existed for more than 50 million years and look destined to last longer than the human race. A beehive is an...

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  9. Insects: Adaptations for Survival (1978 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how various species of insects have evolved ways of escaping from predators.

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  10. Insects: Food and Feeding Habits (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 min.

    Shows different foods eaten by insects and the ways in which the insects have adapted to the particular foods they eat.

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