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Common Water Strider (pair)

Aquarius Remigis

Photo by rbumrbum
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Field Notes

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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Aquarius remigis

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