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lake pondskater
Aquarius paludum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian common pond skaterGerris lacustris
River SkaterAquarius najas
Giant Water StriderAquarius elongatus
North American Common Water StriderAquarius remigis
Limnoporus rufoscutellatus
Gerris gracilicornis
Gerris latiabdominis
Common Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,726 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,726 |
| China | 627 |
| Russia | 428 |
| Germany | 401 |
| Taiwan | 261 |
| Taiwan Province | 250 |
| Italy | 241 |
| France | 234 |
| Austria | 164 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Water Striders · Gerridae |
| Genus | Aquarius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise lake pondskater with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.