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- Gerridae abstract "Gerridae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or jesus bugs. Consistent with the classification of Gerridae as true bugs (i.e., sub-order Heteroptera), gerrids have a mouthpart evolved for piercing and sucking, gerrids distinguish themselves by having the unique ability to walk on water. Gerridae, or water striders, are anatomically built to transfer their weight to be able to run on top of the water's surface. As a result, one could likely find water striders present in any pond, river, or lake. Scientists have identified over 1,700 species of gerrids, 10% of them being marine.While 90% of Gerridae are freshwater bugs, it is the oceanic Halobates that make the family quite exceptional among insects. The genus Halobates was first heavily studied between 1822 and 1883 when Buchanan-White collected several different species during the Challenger Expedition. Around this time, Eschscholtz discovered three species of Family Gerridae, Order Hemiptera, bringing attention to the species even though little of their biology was known. Since then, the Gerridae have been continuously studied due to their ability to walk on water and unique social characteristics. Small gerrids have frequently been confused with the other semiaquatic bugs, Veliidae. The most consistent characteristic used to separate these two families are internal genitalia differences. Since internal genitalia require specific training and tools to identify, it is almost impossible to tell a member of the Gerridae apart from a member of the Veliidae by external visual cues. One must study their habitat and behaviors to properly differentiate the two without looking at their specific anatomy.".
- Gerridae class Insect.
- Gerridae family Gerromorpha.
- Gerridae kingdom Animal.
- Gerridae order Gerromorpha.
- Gerridae order Hemiptera.
- Gerridae order Heteroptera.
- Gerridae phylum Arthropod.
- Gerridae thumbnail Water_strider_G_remigis.jpg?width=300.
- Gerridae wikiPageExternalLink bugs_water_strider.htm.
- Gerridae wikiPageExternalLink 27659132.
- Gerridae wikiPageExternalLink wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A26207-2003Aug6¬Found=true.
- Gerridae wikiPageExternalLink watch?v=ZvOhJd4uP_o.
- Gerridae wikiPageID "972966".
- Gerridae wikiPageLength "26608".
- Gerridae wikiPageOutDegree "97".
- Gerridae wikiPageRevisionID "679512557".
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Allele.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Alleles.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Anatomy.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Animal_locomotion_on_the_water_surface.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Apterous.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Aptery.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Aquarius_remigis.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Bivoltine.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Brackish.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Brackish_water.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Canada.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Cannibalism.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Category:Articles_containing_video_clips.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Category:Gerridae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Category:Gerromorpha.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Challenger_Expedition.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Challenger_expedition.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Charmatometrinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink China.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Cylindrostethinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Dennys_paradox.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Density.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Diapause.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Ectoparasites.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Endoparasites.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Eotrechinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Fecundity.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Frequency.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Fresh_water.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Freshwater.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Gerrinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Gerroidea.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Gerromorpha.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Halobates.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Halobatinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hemiptera.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Heteroptera.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hibernation.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hydrofuge.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hydrophobe.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hydrophobic.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Hymenoptera.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Instar.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Kin_discrimination.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Kin_recognition.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Larva.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Larvae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Larval.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Limnoporus_dissortis.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Lipid.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Malaysia.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Mantidae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Mantids.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Marine_(ocean).
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Nematode.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Nematodes.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Neritic_zone.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Nymph_(biology).
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Oceanic_zone.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Parasitism.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Petrel.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Petrels.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Polymorphism_(biology).
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Pronotum.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Prothorax.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Ptilomerinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Rhadadotarsinae.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink S._Africa.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink S._America.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Sediment.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Semiaquatic.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink South_Africa.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink South_America.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Soviet_Union.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Surface_tension.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Tern.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Terns.
- Gerridae wikiPageWikiLink Trepobatinae.