Aquarius distanti
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Aquarius distanti is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Pilanesberg National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aquarius distanti sighting in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 39 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Aquarius distanti in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Pilanesberg National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aquarius distanti sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Pilanesberg National Park, in our data
Pilanesberg National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aquarius distanti sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aquarius distanti is recorded against all the insects logged in Pilanesberg National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
