Cicada | 1939 | Educational Documentary

Title: Cicada | 1939 | Educational Documentary Studio: U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service. Runtime: 8 Format: Sound, black-and-white; 16mm . Country: United States. Language: English. Genres: Educational, Nature, Documentary, Short. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Emergence and introduction 00:01:45 Molting and wing expansion 00:03:30 Adult maturation 00:05:00 Mating and oviposition 00:06:30 Nymph drop and burrowing 00:07:30 Cycle overview and closing --- Summary: An educational short detailing the life cycle of periodical cicadas, the film uses close-up and stop-motion techniques to depict emergence from the soil, molting into winged adults, mating, and egg laying, followed by the descent of nymphs to begin their long underground development. The subject is Brood X, observed during its 1936 appearance, presenting a concise natural history focused on stages visible to the public and their ecological rhythms. --- Background: Produced and distributed by the USDA Motion Picture Service, the 1939 version draws its credits from a longer 1937 film titled The Cicada Brood X 1936, and showcases specialized close-up and stop-motion photography. The work has been highlighted by the Library of Congress’s National Screening Room, which digitized a copy when Brood X reappeared in 2021. --- Trivia: The film documents Brood X as observed in 1936. Photography is credited to Carl Turvey, with editing by Raymond Evans. Some catalogs note narration by entomologist J. A. Hyslop. Library of Congress classifies the title as a nature, educational, short, nonfiction film. The running length is approximately eight minutes on a 16mm, black-and-white, sound print measuring about 360 feet. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Studio / Distributor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service. Copyright Status: Public Domain . Renewal: No. --- Hashtags: Cicada 1939 PublicDomain Documentary EducationalFilm USDA ShortFilm Nature BroodX Source page: https: //www.loc.gov/item/2021604034/ Direct media URL: https: //tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mbrs/ntscrm/02757922/02757922.mp4