The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies.

2023年7月30日 · The Gerridae or water striders of Oregon and Washington (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Stonedahl G.M., Lattin J.D. 1982. Oregon State U., Tech. Bull. 144, 36 pp.

2022年11月8日 · Water striders – also known as pond skaters, water skippers, Jesus bugs, or water skeeters – belong to the family Gerridae. There are over 1,700 species in this family, many of which are found in freshwater and behave similarly to water striders in …

Gerridae uses the small hairs on its body and legs for moving across the wate surface. The head is usually elongated in front of the eyes to form a rostrum. The development of the wings can vary significantly within the population. They can move very quickly, up to 1.5 meters per second.

Water strider, any insect of the family Gerridae (order Heteroptera), which numbers about 350 species. Water striders, often seen running or skating in groups over the surface of a pond or stream, are slender, dark coloured, and generally more than 5 mm (0.2 inch) long.

2020年5月16日 · Water Striders and Pond Skaters (Family Gerridae) range in size from 1.6mm to 36mm in length (the 36mm Gigantometra spp. are the largest of the water surface bugs). There are 500 species of Gerridae in the world and they include the truly oceanic Halobates sp.

Unique to this family is an anteapical claw that curves at the end. Order: Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera.

2004年1月1日 · (Heteroptera: Gerridae) 121 references in the literature, maps showing distributions of all known species, and a discussion of the origin and phylogeny of the genus.

The family Gerridae, commonly known as water striders, is a group of insects known for their remarkable ability to walk on water. Their adaptation to a life predominantly on the surface of water bodies makes them intriguing subjects for study in biomechanics and ecology.

The Gerridae (Pl. III. 4, 5), with eight subfamilies, comprise one of the largest families of the semiaquatic Heteroptera, and occupy a wide variety of habitats, from the open ocean to high mountain rheocrenes.