Limnoporus dissortis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Limnoporus dissortis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kayak Pond Skater sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kayak Pond Skater in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Riding Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kayak Pond Skater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Kayak Pond Skater sightings, Riding Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Kayak Pond Skater that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are American Giant Water Bug (about 10%), Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug (about 10%) and Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kayak Pond Skater is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (10 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.
