# Life on a thread

Shows the building of the geometric orb web and prey catching of the spider Araneus diadematus Cl. (Araneae, Araneidae). Shows details and overall patterns of an organism's movements, and how such movements fit into nature's framework, helping a species to survive in its environment Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1973
- Runtime: 20 min
- By: Witt, Peter Nikolaus, Salzman, Laurence, Blueflower Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/lifeonathread)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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