Insects and Spiders

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Water Strider

There was a little pond on the pasture I was exploring last week & it was teeming with life. Including this new kind of bug for me. Water striders look cool as they skate across the water. Some other common names for them are Pond Skaters, Jesus Bugs, Water Skippers. Their wings are iridescent when the light hits just right. They are also like a swarm of piranhas when a bug falls into the water. More on that later, for now, enjoying the beauty of insect on the glass-like surface of the water.
Water Strider (Gerris sp.)

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