Gerris species
Water strider larva
A young larva of th Water strider in top view. The millimeter sized little animal has a very
short abdomen. With the following molds the abdomen grows gradually longer. There's a Water flea
visible on the picture a the left middle leg. (Eudiaptomus species, it's not a true Water
flea but a Copepod).
On the picture under here you see a larva with a longer abdomen. Further there's an aphid on the
duck weed leaf behind and in the corner on the lower right the arms of a green Hydra, that hangs
under the duck weed can be discovered.
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Water strider, reproduction
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