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RM 2E18PPF - Glasgow, Scotland, UK. 5th Jan, 2021. Pictured: Skaters on the pond ice. Queens Park in Shawlands, this morning showing only a few people around the park and on the ice, form a marked contrast to the scenes yesterday which saw hundreds of people on the ice, skating, playing hockey and around the park.
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Pondskater Description Approximately 8-10mm, generally brown with a black pronotum and black antennae. There are several similar-looking species of pondskaters, of which this is the commonest and most likely to be found in a garden pond, but examination of a specimen is needed to be sure of the species.
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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.
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The hairs on the pond skaters body are also useful for trapping air bubbles which ensure it stays buoyant even if it finds itself temporarily submerged. There are actually ten different species of Pond skater across the UK with the Common pond skater living up to its name and being the most prevalent.
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Pond skaters There are around nine species of pond skater in the UK according to the Wildlife Trust. They are commonly found 'skating' over the surface of freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving bodies of water, hence the name.
Pond Skaters Gerridae spp., species information page. Also known as Water Scooters, Water Striders
See how Pond Skaters use surface tension to walk on water. Filmed in a backyard pond in the UK.
Water Strider / Pond Skater Nature's Raincoats
Latin name: Gerris lacustris. Size: Body length approximately 15mms. Distribution: Found throughout the UK. Months seen: April to October. Food: Insects. Habitat: Still and slow moving ponds. Special features: Usually seen skating over the surface of ponds. It has tiny hairs on its feet which repel water and allow it to walk on the surface film.
Bill Senior's Invertebrate Photographs Pond skater (Gerris lacustris)
RM 2HD5RJM - a dozen Common Pond skaters (Gerris lacustris) interact on surface of rippled shallow puddle with reflections in the water -Perthshire,Scotland,UK. RM 2E1RDN4 - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 9 January 2021. Members of the public skating and walking on frozen pond in Inverleith Park in Edinburgh today.
Nationally scarce pond skater Waterbeach
Pond Skater Facts Main Prey Insects, Larvae Fun Fact There are 500 different species! Distinctive Feature Armoured shell and walk on water Habitat Still water
Pond skater 5 Pond skater, Gerris lacustris, Suffolk UK. T… Flickr
Pond skaters are predatory bugs that mainly go around picking off the dead and unfortunate animals that fall onto the water surface and are trapped there. The common garden species are all good fliers which can easily move from pond to pond.
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Pond skaters are insectivorous and use their feet to sense the vibrations of insects trapped by the surface tension of the water. The shorter front legs are used to catch and hold prey. The pond skater has piercing, sucking mouthparts called a rostrum or 'beak'.
Pond Life
Pond skaters (also known as water striders) are quite common and are easily seen in the UK and elsewhere. They sit on the surface of ponds supported on superhydrophobic legs with which they can propel themselves rapidly. They eat insects trapped at the surface of the pond by the surface tension of the water.
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There are nine species of pond skater in the UK, which range between 1-2cm in length. Often seen in large groups, they 'skate' around on the surface of the water on ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-flowing rivers, feeding on smaller insects which they stab with their sharp mouthparts or 'beaks'.
POND SKATER (Gerris lacustris) West Sussex, UK Stock Photo Alamy
There are nine species of pond skater in the UK, which range between 1-2cm in length. Often seen in large groups, they 'skate' around on the surface of the water in ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-flowing rivers, feeding on smaller insects which they stab with their sharp mouthparts or 'beaks'.
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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. We have 8 species in the UK, plus one occasional migrant from mainland Europe.
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Common Pond Skater Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Pond Skaters. Around the world there are around 1700 species of Gerridae, or more commonly known as 'Pond Skaters' or 'Water Skimmers'. Here in Britain, we have a common species, Latin name 'Gerris Lacustris,' which is known as the 'Common Pond Skater,' and can be found all over Britain, Ireland and Europe.