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WATER SKIPPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of various long-legged bugs that constitute the family Gerridae and move about on the surface of fresh waters or more rarely on the ocean.

OBS

Grzimek, Animal Life.

OBS

... the ordinary [water strider] - sometimes called the Jesus bug - ... strides across quiet ponds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Insecte Hémiptère, type de la famille des gerridés. Les Gerris ont les pattes longues et très déliées, le corps mince. Ils poursuivent leur proie en se déplaçant rapidement à la surface des eaux stagnantes; aussi les appelle-t-on vulg. Araignées d'eau.

Spanish

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