I saw this on DVD from my local public library. It runs just 40 minutes. There is also a DVD extra the "making of" which is almost as long.
This short film does not try to take a comprehensive approach to the bug kingdom, instead focusing on just a few bugs that live in the Rainforest. One is a caterpillar just hatching, and it is followed through its life cycle, into a butterfly and them its own eggs hatching. Unfortunately for this butterfly, its own life ended as food in front of the camera for one of its enemies.
The story also followed a Praying Mantis from its hatching through young adulthood, and one scene where it snatches up a fly on a nearby flower shows how fast it can move.
The film touches on how natural disguises help each bug hide from its enemies, but it also makes sure we understand that from its first moment of life every bug is on some predator's menu.
This is a nice little film if you can get it cheap or free, but it is not long enough or comprehensive enough to go through much trouble or expense to see.
This short film does not try to take a comprehensive approach to the bug kingdom, instead focusing on just a few bugs that live in the Rainforest. One is a caterpillar just hatching, and it is followed through its life cycle, into a butterfly and them its own eggs hatching. Unfortunately for this butterfly, its own life ended as food in front of the camera for one of its enemies.
The story also followed a Praying Mantis from its hatching through young adulthood, and one scene where it snatches up a fly on a nearby flower shows how fast it can move.
The film touches on how natural disguises help each bug hide from its enemies, but it also makes sure we understand that from its first moment of life every bug is on some predator's menu.
This is a nice little film if you can get it cheap or free, but it is not long enough or comprehensive enough to go through much trouble or expense to see.