Directory of Gerridae Resources

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Family of long legged insects that use surface tension to move about on the surface of water.

Resources in This Category

• Common Pond Skater: Gerris lacustris

  http://www.arkive.org/common-pond-skater/gerris-lacustris/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Gerridae

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerridae
  Article from Wikipedia on this family of predatory insects which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.

• Water Strider: Gerris sp.

  http://cirrusimage.com/bugs_water_strider.htm
  Close-up photos of water striders.

• Water Striders

  http://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth04.html
  Article by Louise Kulzer about water striders and their behavioral quirks.

 

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