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 |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 62 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lake Pondskater in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Wuhan's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 35 mm in December.
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.
14th of 44
Of the 44 cities where we can rate Lake Pondskater sightings, Wuhan ranks 14th 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 Wuhan (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 10%), Eastern Horse Cicada (about 10%) and Sloe 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 Wuhan (7 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.
