Lake Pondskater

Lake Pondskater

Aquarius paludum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

56 Verified sightings at Taipei
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lake Pondskater

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Japan
~30%
2 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
4 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
6 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
7 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
8 Fukuoka 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
9 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
10 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lake Pondskater in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lake Pondskater in Taipei?

January, April–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lake Pondskater?

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.

Is Taipei the best place to see a Lake Pondskater?

28th of 44

Of the 44 cities where we can rate Lake Pondskater sightings, Taipei ranks 28th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hiroshima (Japan, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 30%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 20%).

Where does the Lake Pondskater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lake Pondskater is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (56 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.

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