Hundreds of water striders on a late-summer Ontario lake (3300 x 2200)

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Hundreds of water striders on a late-summer Ontario lake (3300 x 2200)

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Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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There are so many local names for this insect: water strider, water skipper, water skimmer, water bug… got any more?

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