Water Strider
 
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: May 7,  2011		                
      Photo 1

Water Strider
Common Name:  Water Strider or Pond Skater

Latin Name:  Family Gerridae

Length:  up to 18 mm

Range: Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Marshes, ponds and creeks

Time of year seen:  Summer

Diet: Insects

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