Secrets Of Nature Mighty Atoms (1930)

Microscope shots of mites. Cheese mites devour a piece of Gorgonzola. Once the cheese has gone, there is nothing left but mites. An off screen hand turns the pile of mites over (yeuck ) A piece of cheddar cheese is put on top of the pile of mites and it is engulfed by the mites. The fig mite in xray and in C, U. Bulb mites. Xray shots of mites developing inside eggs. We see the legs forming and the mite hatching. It emerges from the egg trailing the shell behind it. It embarks on a life devoted to tidying up the universe. C, U of legs of the bulb mite. The mite draws in its legs and develops armour if it hasn t enough food. It attaches itself to another creature to find another home. C, U of male and female bulb mites. Beetle mite eats dead leaves. He looks rather like a pincushion come to life. Other mites in C, U like painted and decorated super spiders. Because some of the tiniest mites can only be seen under a microscope nature must have decorated them like this for the fun of t