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Water Strider Moving on Algae-Covered Water (La Bocana, 2022)

8s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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 water strider insect moves across the surface of algae-covered water. The water has green and yellow patches, with subtle ripples and sunlight reflections. The insect's movement is slow and deliberate as it navigates the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary inserts, coastal nature edits, environmental texture, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a small water strider on algae-colored water in La Bocana, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The 8-second shot works as a quiet insert or transition beat between wider La Bocana shoreline material, adding close surface detail without people or built elements in frame.
Visual details
A small water strider rests and shifts on green and yellow algae-covered water, with darker submerged patches, faint ripples, floating debris, and occasional bright sunlight reflection, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as a top-down aerial or high overhead composition over the water surface, with no horizon and the insect moving slowly across broad algae patterns.

Tags

wateralgaestriderinsectmovementsurfacegreenyellowripplesreflectionsunlightsmallcreaturepondnaturalcalmfloatingwater surfacedrone

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
101 MB
Location
La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

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 small water strider sits near the upper left over green-yellow algae and darker water patches in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the insect against mottled algae color and dark submerged bands. (0:00)
A bright reflection glints on the algae-covered water surface in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, with soft green-yellow color and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes reflected light on the water surface while the algae patterns fill the frame. (0:01)
The water strider appears near the right side of a dark submerged band surrounded by green-yellow algae in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The insect is visible against the darker water, making this a clear identification frame. (0:02)

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