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Common Water Strider

Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.

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Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.