Aquarius paludum
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Guiyang on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Guiyang on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Guiyang's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 230 mm in June.
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.
Among the best
Of the 44 cities where we can rate Lake Pondskater sightings, Guiyang ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hiroshima (Japan, about 30%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lake Pondskater that you can see in Guiyang (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 30%), Dalader planiventris (about 30%) and Euscopus chinensis (about 30%), 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 Guiyang (5 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.
