https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/7d6da5e7-1933-4b61-ba30-37bd4cb0b0d9 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Note: our print of this rare film is damaged and missing the ending. Dating to 1931, "Spiders" was produced by Erpi Classroom Films as part of one of the first-ever series of educational movies. The film provides a detailed overview of various spider behaviors and habitats. It begins with an introduction and describes how spiders are typically found in quiet, secluded places. Spiders primarily feed on insects, with some spinning webs to catch their prey while others hunt. The text introduces the Nursery web spider, detailing the male's molting process and his courtship behavior of presenting a wrapped fly to the female. After mating, the female creates a silken cocoon for her eggs. The lifecycle of the spiderlings, from hatching to their eventual dispersal, is described. The orb web spider's web-building and hunting techniques are also covered, including the female's tendency to eat the male after mating. The film concludes with descriptions of the funnel web spider and the trapdoor spider, highlighting their unique web structures and hunting methods. 0:04 - 0:18: Introduction with music. 0:18 - 0:31: Spiders are found in quiet, secluded places like tree branches, shrubbery, rocky areas, and grassy meadows. 0:31 - 0:47: Spiders mainly feed on insects. Some spin webs to catch prey, while others hunt stealthily. 0:47 - 1:01: Introduction of the female Nursery web spider and the smaller male. 1:01 - 1:17: The male spider changes his skin by pulling out his legs one at a time. 1:17 - 1:29: The male spider catches a fly and wraps it in silk. 1:29 - 1:46: The male presents the wrapped fly to the female Nursery web spider. 1:46 - 2:02: After mating, the female weaves a silken cocoon for her eggs and carries it with her. 2:02 - 2:22: The egg case contains numerous tiny eggs. 2:22 - 2:38: The female binds leaves together to form a platform for her eggs. 2:38 - 2:51: Eggs hatch into young spiders inside the cocoon. 2:51 - 3:04: The mother spins a silken chamber around the cocoon to protect the spiderlings. 3:04 - 3:21: Young spiders remain in the cocoon for some time after hatching. 3:21 - 3:34: The young spiders are removed from the cocoon for photographing. 3:34 - 3:50: The mother spider bites a hole in the chamber to let the young spiders out. 3:50 - 4:04: The mother leaves the young spiders, who gather on the roof of their chamber. 4:04 - 4:13: The young spiders begin spinning silk strands to travel. 4:13 - 4:35: The first spiderling starts its journey away from home. 4:35 - 4:52: The orb web spider depends on its web to catch insects for food. 4:52 - 5:10: The female orb web spider is larger and more aggressive than the male. 5:10 - 5:28: After mating, the female often eats the male. 5:28 - 5:57: The female spins a circular web with evenly spaced threads. 5:57 - 6:19: The web catches insects with sticky beads on the spiral threads. 6:19 - 6:52: The spider wraps a beetle in silk for later consumption. 6:52 - 7:14: The web needs repairs, but the spider will do it later. 7:14 - 7:32: In autumn, the female orb web spider lays eggs in a silken bag. 7:32 - 7:54: The eggs hatch, but the young spiders stay in the cocoon until spring. 7:54 - 8:06: The funnel web spider's webs are visible on grass in the morning. 8:06 - 8:18: A fly is caught in the funnel web, and the spider grasps it. 8:18 - 8:30: The trapdoor spider builds a home with a trapdoor in the ground. 8:30 - 8:53: The trapdoor matches the surrounding soil, making it hard to see. 8:53 - 9:08: The tunnel is lined with silk, and the door has a silk hinge. 9:08 - 9:18: The door fits snugly with the top of the tunnel. Note: our print ends prematurely. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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