Which is this pond skater

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jan 05, 2009

I find this interesting insect in my pond. I made a search on the Net and found this to be in the Gerridae family. Can anyone help me know which exactly is this? There is also an entry here on DG "common pond skater", but the pattern wont match.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 05, 2009

Is it not the common water strider?
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_water_strider.htm

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jan 06, 2009

What about the pattern on the back?

Are they the wings? They can fly. I searched and found there are the 'winged' variety also. Could that 'pattern' be those wings?



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