Pond Skater
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 11th July 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 23rd June 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Pond Skater.
Species :
Order:
Local names: 		Gerridae.......1700 Species. 10% of which are marine.
Hemiptera.
Habitat:
Food:   
Feature:
Any calm pond, river, or lake.
Invertebrates, mainly spiders and insects, that fall onto the water surface.
Gerrids have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking, and distinguish themselves by having the unique ability to walk on water.