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Bugs often found floating or 'skating' on the top of calm, clear water, such as ...
"Brownish-black in colour, with a narrow body. The forelegs are short and used ...
Garden pond on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.
Garden pond on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.
In an irrigation pond in the mountains.
Garden pond on Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.
Year round spring fed mountain stream confluence with La Rena spring outlet. ...
The one in the first picture appears to have just scooped up a tasty morsel!
I have checked the ID box on this as I am not 100% certain.
There were a number of these right by the river bank.
Typical representative if its gender, this strider/
Backswimmers are predators and attack prey as large as tadpoles and small fish, ...
These magic little bugs don't break the surface tension of the water, they just ...
Not only the pond is so small, that they don't have enough space in it (as you ...
•They are also known as water bugs, pond
As incongruous as it may seem to find this on a vertical wall, this is, I ...
Family Gerridae are physically characterised by having hydrofuge hair piles, ...
One main characteristic that sets gerrids and other true bugs apart from other ...
Size between 8-10 mm, very slender and elongated. They have six legs; the first ...