Cool stuff in my garden today #5: Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris)[ photo © zoo:logic ]Did you know? - The pond skater uses its hydrophobic legs and surface tension to walk on the surface of water. Of its six legs, the front pair are used to grab prey, the second pair to ‘row’ across the surface, and the rear pair as rudders.Ref: Wikipedia [link] 

Cool stuff in my garden today #5: Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris)
[ photo © zoo:logic ]
Did you know? - The pond skater uses its hydrophobic legs and surface tension to walk on the surface of water. Of its six legs, the front pair are used to grab prey, the second pair to ‘row’ across the surface, and the rear pair as rudders.

Ref: Wikipedia [link] 

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