MICRO COSMOS




Have you seen this film?  It is a wonderful account of the world of insects.  It was produced by a french company, Agencie Jules Verne.  The photograhy is wonderful.  Would you like to see a sample of the film?



Click here to see   The close up photography is spectacular.  What kind of creatures are in the film?

One of the first we meet there is the
CHRYSALIS.  As you may know, a butterfly doesn't start life as a butterfly.  It is first a larva, then a pupa and finally a butterfly.  In the transition from pupa to butterfly it is called a chrysalis.  The one is the movie is that of the monarch butterfly.  The monarch's chrysalis looks like this:





One of the next characters we encounter in the film is the inch worm.  They are called inch worms because of they way they get around.  They look like they are measuring things as they move.  Here is a picture of an inch worm in typical inch worm posture:



Click here to visit a web site which discusses inch worms.      Go to page02