What is Water strider?
{{Taxobox | name = Gerridae | image = Water strider G remigis.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Adult Water Strider ''[[Gerris remigis]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Hemiptera]] | subordo = [[Heteroptera]] | familia = '''Gerridae'''}} The '''water strider''' (also known as the '''pond skater''') is a [[true bug]], an [[insect]] of the family '''Gerridae'''. It can run across the surface of water. It lives on [[pond]]s and slow-running streams. It rarely goes underwater. The underside of the [[body]] is covered with water-repellent [[hair]]. There are around 500 known species, commonly placed in around 60 genera. Also called the Jesus bug (walks on water). {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Hemiptera]]