The Insects

The Insects

1964 · 4 min · Animation

Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"

Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami · Written by Jimmy T. Murakami

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