Gerridae (Water Striders) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Aquarius remigis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aquarius najas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limnoporus notabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Tenagogerris euphrosyne

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limnoporus dissortis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aquarius distanti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neogerris hesione

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limnometra cursitans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gerris swakopensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aquarius paludum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Halobates sobrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Water Striders

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	North American Common Water Strider			~30%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~20%
	Limnoporus notabilis			~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
3	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 11	~20%
	River Skater			~20%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~20%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			~10%
6	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~20%
7	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~20%
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Kayak Pond Skater			~10%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			~10%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
11	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Tenagogerris euphrosyne			~10%
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
13	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
15	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	River Skater			~10%
17	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
18	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			<5%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Kayak Pond Skater			~10%
21	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Aquarius distanti			~10%
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	~10%
	River Skater			~10%
24	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Tenagogerris euphrosyne			~10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Neogerris hesione			~10%
26	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Neogerris hesione			~10%
27	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Tenagogerris euphrosyne			~10%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
29	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Limnometra cursitans			~10%
30	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Tenagogerris euphrosyne			~10%
31	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Water Strider			~10%
33	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Water Strider			~10%
35	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	River Skater			~10%
36	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
37	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
38	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Water Strider			<5%
39	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	<5%
	East Pacific Sea Skater			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~30%
	Lake Pondskater			~30%
2	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~30%
	Lake Pondskater			~30%
3	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
4	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
5	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
6	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
7	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
8	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
9	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
10	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
11	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~20%
	Lake Pondskater			~20%
12	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
13	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
14	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
15	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
16	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
17	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
18	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
19	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
20	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
21	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
22	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			<5%
23	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
24	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Water Strider			~10%
25	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
26	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Water Strider			~10%
27	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
28	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Kayak Pond Skater			<5%
29	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
	Limnoporus notabilis			<5%
30	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
31	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
32	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
33	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
34	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
	Neogerris hesione			<5%
35	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
36	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
37	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
38	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Kayak Pond Skater			<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
39	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
40	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
	Limnoporus notabilis			<5%
41	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
42	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
43	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Kayak Pond Skater			<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
44	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	Tenagogerris euphrosyne			~10%
45	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			~10%
46	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
47	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 11	~10%
	Lake Pondskater			~10%
48	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
	Neogerris hesione			<5%
49	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
50	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
51	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
52	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
53	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
54	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
55	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
56	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Water Strider			<5%
57	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%
58	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
59	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	North American Common Water Strider			<5%
60	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 11	<5%
	Lake Pondskater			<5%

Water Striders

Species in this group

North American Common Water Strider

River Skater

Limnoporus notabilis

Tenagogerris euphrosyne

Kayak Pond Skater

Aquarius distanti

Neogerris hesione

Limnometra cursitans

Common Water Strider

Lake Pondskater

East Pacific Sea Skater

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Water Striders

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked