Water Strider - Limnogonus luctuosus
Family Gerridae
This page contains pictures and information about Water Strider that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 12mm
- Bugs in this family are long legs and skate rapidly on water surface. They are predators of other insects.
- They are common on slow-flowing creeks and small ponds. The adults of this species have two forms, fully winged and wingless.
- The couples photos were taken on winder Aug 2010.
- Reference:
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 484.
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 484.
