The Habits of Field Spiders (1913)

The Habits of Field Spiders

1913

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Overview

Since the days of earliest mythology the spider and his web have been a favorite figure of speech. Here we see interesting specimens of these spiders, which inhabit all quarters of the world and grow to their largest size in the tropics. The arachnidium, wherewith they spin the barely visible silky threads which are used for their webs, have been closely studied by inventors and utilized in their models for reproducing this function mechanically. The delicate webs which these gossamer threads form are at once the spider's home and his means of catching his prey. Commercially, they have been used as cross-lines in telescopes, and even utilized for textile fabrics; but in the latter instance, only as curious. The male spider is larger than the female, whose eggs are numerous and usually enveloped in a cocoon. Although the spider's bite is fatal to other insects, it does not affect mankind.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies

Société Française des Films Éclair

Production Countries

France

Quick Facts

Original Title	Moeurs des araignées des champs
Release Date	January 24, 1913
Status	Released
Language	FR
IMDb ID	tt1346691

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