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0 0 Pond skater

Pond skater

by Olivia CheeSingapore, Singapore

Pond skater

1 2 Pond skaters

Pond skaters

by YucefMerhiMérida, Venezuela

Two pond skaters, also known as water bugs, ...

1 1 water striders

water striders

by MicheleMorbidelliNarni Scalo, Umbria, Italy

0 0 common pond skater

common pond skater

by MatthijsVanedevanderpalsRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

2 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesEngland, United Kingdom

Village garden pond.

1 1 Water Strider

Water Strider

by LafcadioOregon, USA

Coastal pond.

1 0 Jesus Bug/Water Skater

Jesus Bug/Water Skater

by VivekAnandanTamil Nadu, India

Fresh water bug..a hemipteran

0 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesAmiens, Picardie, Tromelin Island

Wooded river valley with lakes

0 0 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by Olivia CheeSingapore, Singapore

Pond skater, family Gerridae

0 4 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by VivBraznellThailand

Body of still water at the edge of a waterfall

4 4 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by FaredinAliyevskiGif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France, Tromelin Island

Forest

0 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by PeterW-JConwy, Wales, United Kingdom

Calm pool in a cascading river

1 0 Water Skater

Water Skater

by MachiAlaska, USA

Rove Beetle

1 0 Water Striders

Water Striders

by ChicquitaRajawali2106, New South Wales, Australia

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

0 0 Water skimmer

Water skimmer

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Bugs often found floating or 'skating' on the top of calm, clear water, such as ...

0 0 Common pond skater

Common pond skater

by mendes.madalenaPortugal

"Brownish-black in colour, with a narrow body. The forelegs are short and used ...

0 0 Water strider

Water strider

by VitalTukums, Latvia

0 2 water strider

water strider

by AshutoshSarkarAlipur Duar, West Bengal, India

1 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunitat Valenciana, Spain

Garden pond on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.

1 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunitat Valenciana, Spain

Garden pond on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.

3 1 Zapatero (Common pond skater)

Zapatero (Common pond skater)

by kozogaComunitat Valenciana, Spain

In an irrigation pond in the mountains.

0 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunitat Valenciana, Spain

Garden pond on Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.

0 0 Water strider - pond skater - pond skimmer

Water strider - pond skater - pond skimmer

by Bruce WeiskottenCamaiore, Toscana, Italy

Year round spring fed mountain stream confluence with La Rena spring outlet. ...

1 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by SukanyaDattaKolkata, West Bengal, India

Walking on water-bugs.

1 0 Gerridae

Gerridae

by Ashok N PulliyerengiThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

0 0 Water Strider

Water Strider

by pamsai山梨市 (Yamanashi), 中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

1 1 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesAmiens, Picardie, Tromelin Island

The one in the first picture appears to have just scooped up a tasty morsel!

0 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesSagunto/Sagunt, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

I have checked the ID box on this as I am not 100% certain.

0 0 Pond Skaters

Pond Skaters

by LivanEscuderoHainesport Township, New Jersey, USA

There were a number of these right by the river bank.

0 0 Water Striders

Water Striders

by pamsaiUttarakhand, India

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

3 0 River skater

River skater

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Typical representative if its gender, this strider/

3 3 Water bug/ Pond skater

Water bug/ Pond skater

by KarenLOak Hill, Tennessee, USA

Backswimmers are predators and attack prey as large as tadpoles and small fish, ...

2 0 Pond Skater

Pond Skater

by MatthewFullerElmbridge, England, United Kingdom

These magic little bugs don't break the surface tension of the water, they just ...

1 0 Pond skater

Pond skater

by KarenLNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

2 0 Common pond skater

Common pond skater

by sintija.valuckaKurzeme, Latvia

Not only the pond is so small, that they don't have enough space in it (as you ...

2 0 Water strider

Water strider

by BrunoMollerHildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

•They are also known as water bugs, pond

3 0 Water strider

Water strider

by chickenparmesan24Rhode Island, USA

The pond skaters in the first photo are a ...

0 0 water strider

water strider

by S FrazierIndonesia

As incongruous as it may seem to find this on a vertical wall, this is, I ...

0 2 Water Strider

Water Strider

by SarahHiteWhittOhio

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

0 0 Jesus Bug

Jesus Bug

by FaredinAliyevskiRegion Hovedstaden, Denmark

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

2 2 Water striders

Water striders

by VincentVanurVadakkencherry, Kerala, India

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

2 1 Jezus bugs

Jezus bugs

by MuckpukSri Lanka

Family Gerridae are physically characterised by having hydrofuge hair piles, ...

0 0 Water Strider

Water Strider

by DavidVossCalifornia, USA

One main characteristic that sets gerrids and other true bugs apart from other ...

2 1 Water Strider,Alfaiate

Water Strider,Alfaiate

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

1 0 Water Strider

Water Strider

by sttweetsXanten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters,

2 0 Common Pond Skater

Common Pond Skater

by Marta RubioTexeiraAldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde, Portugal

Size between 8-10 mm, very slender and elongated. They have six legs; the first ...

3 3 Water Strider

Water Strider

by Wild ThingsKarnataka, India

, water skeeters, water bugs, pond skaters, ...

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