Ant Nest (1937)

Ant nest. M/S of a lady preparing an ants’ nest, she smoothes earth over a glass plate and makes a small hole in the middle. C/U as she places the queen in the hole and puts the cover on. M/S of the nest which has two entrances for food and water. Various shots as the ants make roadways and paths in the earth. M/S as she places honey for them to eat in the entrance. Various shots of the ants rushing about in the nest. M/S as they queue up to eat. M/S as she puts the nest in a frame and lifts it up. A man puts money into a box which says ’Live Peep Show’, he looks in and we see ants running about. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932