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Butterfly Basics

15 minutes 41 seconds

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A close up of a yellow and black butterfly on a flower. Caption: Have you seen them fly past you,

After explaining the differences between butterflies and moths, examines the complete metamorphosis of the zebra longwing butterfly. Looks at a butterfly's anatomy; purpose of specific body parts; and how they have adapted for camouflage, gathering food, reproduction, and pollination. Explains the butterfly's unique place in the survival of all species.

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Runtime: 15 minutes 41 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Insects
Grade/Interest Level: 3 - 6
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Release Year: 2002
Producer/Distributor: Pyramid Media
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A caterpillar curled in a circle, mostly encased in a protective covering. Caption: Then the caterpillar goes to sleep.

Aerial view of mostly bare light brown land with low lying trees. Caption: Termites are extremely territorial

Honeycomb covered in bees. Caption: As soon as the forager bee returns to its hive,

Illustration of a large ant with two green leaves over it and a person standing in front of it. Spanish captions.

Butterfly on pink flowers with green foliage. Spanish captions.

An illustrated ladybug in flowers. Spanish captions.

A close up of an ant. Caption: Attached to the thorax are the ant's six legs.

Several ants, two carrying larvae. Caption: (narrator) Then the ants build a protective wall across the entrance.

Close up of a cockroach head and body. Caption: A bunch of 'em -- American cockroaches.

Hand holding a magnifying glass pointing to something on the ground. Caption: Do you see it?

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Ronda S. (Nacogdoches, TX)

September 27th, 2017 at 09:19 AM

This was a very interesting and informative video for this subject. I believe this video will hold children's attention well. Thank you for he opportunity to use it.