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Water strider

Gerris gibbifer

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are also known as water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers and jesus bugs.
•They are able to walk on water.
•They eat mainly spiders and insects.

Habitat:

Freshwater
-I saw this bug in Hildesheim(Germany)

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