Aquarius paludum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
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.
15th of 44
Of the 44 cities where we can rate Lake Pondskater sightings, Beijing ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hiroshima (Japan, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 30%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lake Pondskater that you can see in Beijing (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Spotted Lanternfly (about 30%), Panaorus csikii (about 20%) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 10%), 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 Beijing (92 verified sightings), 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.
