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pronotum broader than abdomen (as reflected in the common name "Broad-shouldered"); hind femur not longer than abdomen; pre-apical tarsal ... live adult images plus common name reference [Broad-shouldered Water Striders], description, biology, etc. (U. of Michigan); ... Broad-shouldered Water Strider - Microvelia - male...
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Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Hemiptera: Veliidae - Broad-shouldered water striders, Ripple bug ... Higher taxa: Life Insecta Hemiptera ... We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its...
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Common Name: Water strider; Scientific Name: Gerris sp. Order: Hemiptera ... Broad-shouldered water striders or riffle bugs (Hemiptera: Veliidae) are similar to water striders but are smaller (less than 1/4 inch long), usually wingless, and brown or black in color with silvery markings.
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Mayflies; Moths; Spongilla flies; Springtails; Stoneflies; True bugs - backswimmers, broad-shouldered water striders, creeping water bugs, giant water bugs, marsh treaders, pygmy backswimmers, water boatmen, water scorpions, ... Drawings of a larval and an adult water strider can be seen at this water bug site.
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There are two common species around here, this guy/gal, the Common Water Strider, and a half-pint species called the Broad-shouldered Water Strider, which likes riffles in streams and rivers. The kids call them water spiders, because a) grown-ups don't enunciate;
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This photo from the TrekNature travel gallery is titled 'Broad-shouldered Water Strider Photo'. ... Pictures were taken at a very short working distance of a reversed lens with the strong risk of tumbling into the water from the steep shore with all of my equipment... P.S., April 26, 2005. My ID was confirmed by Dr.
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An article with photos about water striders in our Texas garden pond. ... This is the broad-shouldered water strider, related to the larger insects, but much different in form. It more closely resembles other true bugs, with a thick body and relatively short, equal-length legs. However, it can move very quickly.
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They are commonly known as riffle bugs,smaller water striders or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen, unlike in the typical water striders , close relatives which are also... ... Ask a question about 'Water strider'
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November 20, 2009; The following water bug pix were taken at Hans Botel Cottage, Cape Coast, Ghana. AJ ... Water Strider (October 15, 2005) ... Water Treader or Broad Shouldered Water Striders? (October 21, 2006)
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