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RR0248/B Canada: Forensic Bugs
Vancouver, Canada/south western Afghanistan/Boksburg, South Africa/north east Bosnia (recent/file):
South western Afghanistan (APTN FILE: 12/01/2002): mass grave site; person digging; skull being lifted from grave site; shoe found at...
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Japan - Cockroaches used in science
There might be something good about the cockroach, one of the dirtiest and ugliest pests known to man. Japanese researchers have discovered a way of attaching a device to a cockroach's back that could have industrial uses, such as...
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Japan - Cockroaches used in science
There might be something good about the cockroach, one of the dirtiest and ugliest pests known to man. Japanese researchers have discovered a way of attaching a device to a cockroach's back that could have industrial uses, such as...
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Rising demand for tarantula snacks causing decline in species
LEADIN:
Fried tarantulas have long been a popular snack in Cambodia.
So popular in fact that over-hunting, combined with habitat loss are causing a decline in the species.
STORYLINE:
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Almond farmers hope that bee populations remain healthy
Hughson, California - February 24, 2009
1. Zoom in from vineyard to almond orchard in the distance
2. Wide shot of orchard with beehives
3. Close shot of almond blossom
4. Set up shot of Orin Johnson, President of the California...
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World's smallest butterfly species threatened
AP Television
Mount Moses, St Katherine's Protectorate, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - May 9, 2011
1. Mid of the two Baton Blues
2. Close of the two Baton Blues
3. Wide of the Sinai mountains
4. Wide of rocks with patch of wild thyme
5. Close...
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Electric Hive Reveals Secret Lives of Bees
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYLondon, UK - 19 August 20161. Wide external pan of electric beehive installation which is connected by wifi to a real beehive2. Mid external zoom into the...
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45 year long study tracks effects of climate change
LEADIN:
Ecologists in Colorado have been counting 4 million flowers and tracking 120 species of plants over the last 45 years.
Their data is now providing valuable insight into the effects of climate change....
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The foodies who bring bugs to your table
LEADIN
We're used to avoiding or swatting them, but few of us in the Western world choose to put insects in our mouths.
Two Italian women are now introducing diners to the joy of eating bugs at their home, and...
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Tarantula breeding to curb illegal trade
AP Television
Guadalajara, Mexico. February 14th 2012
1. Medium black tarantula (Grammostola Pulchra) eating
2. Wide black tarantula (Grammostola Pulchra) eating
3. Close up black tarantula (Grammostola Pulchra) eating
4. Rodrigo Orozco...
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More than a century ago, a Japanese plant called kudzu was imported to the U.S. to reduce erosion on farms in the South. But now an insect has followed the weed from the Far East, and it's beginning to wreak havoc on U.S. crops.
HEADLINE : Southern crops under assault from Asian bug
CAPTION: More than a century ago, a Japanese plant called kudzu was imported to the U.S. to reduce erosion on farms in the South. But now an insect has followed the weed from the...
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A move by Florida pet owners to order exotic cockroaches online for their reptiles has researchers worried. They say some of the roaches could escape and introduce new species into the United States.
HEADLINE: New roaches could be crawling their way here
CAPTION: A move by Florida pet owners to order exotic cockroaches online for their reptiles has researchers worried. They say some of the roaches could escape and introduce new...
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Cocoa destroying caterpillar wiped out for now
IVORY COAST: COCOA CATERPILLAR SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / CNRA (NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE)RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:35SHOTLIST:AP...
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Farming butterflies for exhibits
LEAD IN:Forests around the world are under threat, as humans continue with deforestation, poaching and the pillage of natural resources.But in one corner of Africa, butterflies offer local people an alternative income in conservation,...
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Insects promoted as a good food source
Chiang Mai, 19 February 2008
1. Close of fried salted water bugs
2. Close fried grasshoppers
3. Close of bamboo worms, change focus to silk worms in the foreground
4. Pan of trays full of edible insects
5. Mid of trays full of fried...
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Romantic butterfly revival ahead of Valentine's Day
AP Television
Chia, Colombia - December 4, 2010
1. Various of native butterflies
2. Wide pan right to left of John Restrepo entering shop, sign reading: (Spanish) "Wings of Colombia"
3. Mid of hand made butterfly on the shop
4. Mid of...