Is a Pond Skater an Insect?

Water strider, also called pond skater or skimmer, any insect of the family Gerridae (order Heteroptera), which numbers about 350 species.

Which bug is called a pond skater?

The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, Jesus bugs, or water skimmers.

Is a water strider an insect?

Water striders are small insects that are adapted for life on top of still water, using surface tension to their advantage so they can “walk on water.”