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Common Water Strider (pair)

Aquarius Remigis

Description:

Has an long-thin body with two short legs in front for grabbing prey and four long legs in middle and a proboscis for eating prey and the entire point of mid-height around its body is white.

Habitat:

Most of North America on the surface of at least 2'2m ponds for territorial reasons.

Notes:

Feels the vibration on the surface of the water for bugs that fell in.

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rbumrbum
Spotted by
rbumrbum

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 21, 2015
Submitted on Aug 23, 2015

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