Aquarius antigone

7 Water strider, pond skater at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Aquarius antigone	7 Apr 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Aquarius antigone	3 Apr 2019	JonSteinbeck

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I did not see any Water Striders on the main part of the river. It was not until I came across some slack water in the outside part of a wide bend that turned back on itself did I see these insects. In this little patch of calmer water there were two groups. The larger group was further out from the bank, it was also more active, with the members constantly moving against the gentle flow of the river in this slower-moving water The other group, last photo, was much smaller and very close to the river bank. Even my approach barely made them move. I wondered if this group was exhausted from trying to compete with the river’s flow so were unable to move very far.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.961752 -35.316990
Altitude 454.4m
Maps Stony Creek
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
31 Mar 2019 08:20 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Insects Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Aquarius antigone Scientific name
Water strider, pond skater Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 777.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania