Gerridae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Gerridae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Gerridae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Gerridae
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. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera and have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking. A distinguishing feature is the ability to move on top of the water's surface, making them pleuston (surface-living) animals. They can be found on most ponds, rivers or lakes, and over 1,700 species of gerrids have been described, 10% of them being marine.
While 90% of gerrids are freshwater bugs, the oceanic Halobates makes the family quite exceptional among insects. The genus Halobates was first heavily studied between 1822 and 1883 when Francis Buchanan White collected several different species during the Challenger Expedition. Around this time, Eschscholtz discovered three species of the Gerridae, bringing attention to the species, though little of their biology was known. Since then, the Gerridae have been continuously studied due to their ability to walk on water and unique social characteristics.
...Gerridae in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Waterlopers
- Basque
- gerrido
- Bokmål
- Vassløparar
- Bokmål
- vannløpere
- Bulgarian
- Водомерки
- Catalan
- Sabaters
- Chinese
- 黽蝽科
- Chinese
- 水黽
- Czech
- bruslařkovití
- Danish
- Skøjteløbere
- Dutch
- Schaatsenrijders
- English
- Water Striders
- English
- Pond Skaters
- Estonian
- liuskurlased
- Finnish
- Vesimittarit
- German
- Wasserläufer
- Hebrew
- רצי מים
- Indonesian
- Anggang-Anggang
- Japanese
- アメンボ科
- Korean
- 소금쟁이과
- Lithuanian
- Vandeniniai čiuožikai
- Luxembourgish
- Waasserschneider
- Luxembourgish
- Gäiz
- Polish
- Nartnikowate
- Portuguese
- Insetos-Jesus
- Portuguese
- Aranhas-d'Água
- Portuguese
- Alfaiates
- Russian
- Водомерки
- Swedish
- Skräddare
- Thai
- จิงโจ้น้ำ
- Ukrainian
- Водомірки
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