Aquarius paludum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Aquarius paludum is a species of pond skater in the family Gerridae. It was described in 1794 by Johan Christian Fabricius. It is widely distributed in the low and middle latitudes of Eurasia, from western Europe to East Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 822nd most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lake Pondskater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lake Pondskater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lake Pondskater that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Forest Bug (about 20%), European Firebug (about 20%) and Green Shield Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lake Pondskater is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
