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Plant Oddities

A film produced by John Ott highlighting various plants which exhibit unusual behavior. These include the pitcher plant, sundew, Venus flytrap, and...
[Pepper]

This film begins as a swarm of insects covers a plant, and concludes as a pepper blooms.

Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his ...
Venus Flytrap

An excerpt from John Ott's Exploring the Spectrum.
Butterfly

This film documents the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle: egg, larva, pupa and adult butterfly.
Pitcher Plant + Sundew

Time-lapse footage of a pitcher plant dangling and a sundew devouring an ant.

Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka gr...
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“A group of preschoolers embark on a field trip to the redwood forest where they quickly make the acquaintance of the giant (yellow) banana slug. A...
Aphids on Orange

This footage documents a colony of aphids perched upon an orange plant as they perform their signature defensive "dance" intended to ward off preda...
Tomato Worm + Praying Mantis

Footage of a tomato hornworm as it feasts upon a tomato plant, and a praying mantis as it captures its prey.

Ott shot this footage in ...
Sundew

Time-lapse footage of sundews bending and devouring insects.

Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He inst...
How Does Your Garden Grow: From Blossom to Bottle

An episode of John Nash Ott's weekly television program How Does Your Garden Grow?, focusing on the honey bee's life. How Does Your Ga...