The water walkers [videorecording]
Series: Wildlife on one [videorecording]Publication details: London : BBC Enterprises, 1981Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 mins.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 inSubject(s): Summary: The surface of Britain's pond and stream is a miniature and unsuspected world where the laws of physics takes on anew meaning. Here water bends and surface tension become a terrible force. Specialist photography by London Scientific Films yields a startling unfamiliar view of this gossamer-thin habitat and its denizens - pond skaters and swamp spiders, whirligigs and water-boatmen. Why can some insects walk on the surface while others become hopelessly entrapped? Why dont whirligig beetles collide? What do pond skaters do in the rain? These are but a few of the questions answered in this fascinating and beautiful film| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| TERHAD | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG MEDIA-P. TUN SERI LANANG (ARAS 2) | - | video QL472.W37 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00000763430 |
The surface of Britain's pond and stream is a miniature and unsuspected world where the laws of physics takes on anew meaning. Here water bends and surface tension become a terrible force. Specialist photography by London Scientific Films yields a startling unfamiliar view of this gossamer-thin habitat and its denizens - pond skaters and swamp spiders, whirligigs and water-boatmen. Why can some insects walk on the surface while others become hopelessly entrapped? Why dont whirligig beetles collide? What do pond skaters do in the rain? These are but a few of the questions answered in this fascinating and beautiful film
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