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BROOMFIELD COLORADO-2019: Man in Glass Tank with Praying Mantis for Public Display

8s 4K UHD 59.96fps Broomfield, Colorado, United States 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A 2019 home movie clip from Broomfield, Colorado, captures a man in a glass tank, seemingly performing or interacting with a praying mantis in a public display. The footage shows a unique and curious scene, possibly part of an exhibit or performance, with the man enclosed in a clear tank surrounded by plants. The setting suggests a nature-themed presentation, blending human interaction with insect life. Shot on amateur film, the clip has a raw, candid quality, evoking curiosity and fascination with the natural world. This vintage-style home movie offers a quirky, nostalgic glimpse into a moment of public engagement with nature.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife, nature education, museum exhibit, or documentary projects needing close footage of a praying mantis display in Broomfield, Colorado.
Edit role
Best as an 8-second insert or cutaway in a sequence about public nature displays, insect exhibits, or hands-on wildlife education.
Visual details
A brown praying mantis clings to leafy stems inside a glass tank with soil, bark, green and pale leaves, reflections, warm indoor light, and a child briefly visible near the glass late in the clip.

Tags

glasstankclearviewbugspraying mantislifenatureenclosed tormentorpublic displayplantsbrownpreyingmantinsglasstankmatingpublicbroomfield colorado2019cute

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
59.96 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
99 MB
Location
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Aug 2019

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A glass tank in Broomfield, Colorado holds leafy plants, bark, soil, and a brown praying mantis partly obscured among stems, with no visible people in this frame.
The opening frame sets up the insect habitat inside a reflective glass display tank. (0:00)
The camera looks down into the Broomfield glass display where a brown praying mantis blends into vertical stems above soil, bark, and green leaves, with no visible people.
This second frame keeps attention on the mantis camouflaged among the plant stems. (0:01)
Planted insect tank with mantis near the center

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.