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Water strider

Gerris sp.

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

These are true bugs that prey on other insects that fall to the water's surface.

Habitat:

Spotted in a marsh, part of the wetlands at High Rock Park.

Notes:

Water striders darting across the forest water were a familiar sight to me as a kid.

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