Aquarius paludum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Jinan on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 26 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Jinan on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Jinan's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 190 mm in July.
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.
7th of 44
Of the 44 cities where we can rate Lake Pondskater sightings, Jinan ranks 7th at about 20%. 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 Jinan (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Spotted Lanternfly (about 40%), Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 30%) and Kaempfer Cicada (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 Jinan (6 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.
