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Water Striders
Water Striders
Gerridae
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

Water striders are insects that skate across the surface of ponds and streams. Their legs are covered in thousands of tiny hairs that trap air to keep them from sinking.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Gerridae