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Insects in Film

Insects in film have been appearing in movie theaters throughout the world for decades.  This exhibit features a montage of such films with corresponding materials found in the Science Library's collection.  Some of the films featured include The Mummy Returns, released in 2001, The Wasp Woman, released in 1959, Antz released in 1998, and Mothra, released in 1962, to name a few.  Among the materials included in the exhibit are Josef R. Winkler's A book of Beetles, Edwin W. Teale's The Golden Throng, and Mark Young's Natural History of the Moth.  The exhibit portrays a small selection of insects and the films they have appeared in.  Insects in film continue to fascinate both the movie makers and the audiences captivated by the large, and the small creatures crawling across the screen.

The Book of the Spider                     P.D. Hillyard New York : Random House, 1994 QL451 H55 1994     Journey to the Ants                                                      Burt Hölldobler Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994 QL568 F7 H575 1994     A Book of Beetles           Josef R. Winkler London : Spring Books, 1964 QL575 W513 1964     The Natural History of the Moths               Mark Young London : Poyser, 1997 QL542 Y68 1997

• Department of Entomology, UCR:  http://www.entomology.ucr.edu/
• Annual Film Festival featuring Insect Films:  http://www.life.uiuc.edu/entomology/egsa/ifff.html

This exhibit was created in July 2004 and was designed by Exhibit Committee member Adriana Melgoza, with the help of Lizbeth Langston, Science Library Reference Librarian. 

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