Bees: tales from the hive, a co-production by WGBH/Boston, Adi Mayer Film ORF, BMUK in association with WDR
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Bees: tales from the hive, a co-production by WGBH/Boston, Adi Mayer Film ORF, BMUK in association with WDR
Language
eng
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videorecording
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Bees: tales from the hive
Medium
DVD
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173995417
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a co-production by WGBH/Boston, Adi Mayer Film ORF, BMUK in association with WDR
Runtime
60
Summary
Specially developed macro camera lenses are used to portray a year in the life of a working bee colony. Stunning images take viewers inside the innermost secrets of the hive. Sequences include the "wedding flight" of the colony's virgin queen as it mates in mid-air with a drone; the life-and-death battle between two rival queens for the colony's throne; and the defeat and death of a thieving wasp at the entrance to the hive. The film also explores such mysteries as the famous "waggle dance" with which scout bees signal the exact direction and distance of nectar sources to the rest of the hive. A vivid picture emerges of the bee's highly organized social life, revolving around the disciplined sharing of construction tasks, the collection of nectar, and warding off enemies
Technique
live action
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Tales from the hiveBugs, 2, Bees: tales from the hive
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