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Gerridae

The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera and have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking. A distinguishing feature is the ability…

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Wing polymorphism

Ability to move on water's surface

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Mating behavior

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Gerridae

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Triples122
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
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Gerridae

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related to Habitat · 19
Gerridae → Any, Asclepios, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Halobates, It, Malaysia, New Zealand, None, Prominent, South Africa, South America, Stenobates, The, This, US, USSR
related to Wing polymorphism · 17
Gerridae → An, Apterous, Following, Gerrids, However, Long, Nonexistent, Overwintering, Short, Stable, Temperature, Temperatures, The, This, Ultimately, Wing, Wings
related to Social behavior · 16
Gerridae → Aquarius, Both, During, Even, Females, Halobates, Instead, Kin, Limnoporus, These, They, Those, US American, Water, Without, Young
related to Evolution · 15
Gerridae → According, Albian, Charentese, Chresmoda, Cretaceous, Cretogerris, France, Gerroidea, However, Late Jurassic, Mid-Cretaceous, Molecular, Mya, The Gerridae, Veliidae
related to Mating behavior · 14
Gerridae → An, Females, Gerrids, Hz, If, Males, Sex, Shorter, Some, The, There, These, This, Water
related to Ability to move on water's surface · 8
Gerridae → Despite, Hydrofuge, If, The, There, This, Tiny, Water
related to External links · 8
Gerridae → Gerris, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Large, Pond Skaters, Row, Row Your Bug, Video, Wales
related to Wings · 6
Gerridae → Habitats, Halobates, Some, This, Water, Wing
related to Antennae · 5
Gerridae → Antennal, III, Relative, The, Water
see also · 4
Gerridae → Animal, Insects, Smaller, Veliidae

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water striders species strider gerrids body wings surface halobates legs ability insects wing generally large eggs due family thorax long

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Gerridaeis amonophyletic group0.90text
plants or stonesinstance ofby submerging and attaching the eggs to stable surfaces0.80text
logsinstance ofThese water striders have been found in leaf litter or under stationary shelters0.80text
rocks during the winter in seasonal areasinstance ofThese water striders have been found in leaf litter or under stationary shelters0.80text
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceWater0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceThe0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceHydrofuge0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceThere0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceThis0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceIf0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceTiny0.60section
Gerridaerelated to Ability to move on water's surfaceDespite0.60section

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