River skater

Aquarius najas

''Aquarius najas'', also known as the river skater, is a species of aquatic bug. It was formerly known as ''Gerris najas'', but the subgenus ''Aquarius'' was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis.
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Behavior

''Aquarius najas'' spends the winter as adults. In the spring, they form pairs, and before mating, row about together on the surface during the daytime. At night, they separate, and the females lay their eggs beneath the water in closely packed patches. Normally the eggs are laid on the surface of flat stones.

Habitat

This species usually lives in the stony margins of rivers.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyGerridae
GenusAquarius
SpeciesA. najas
Photographed in
Bulgaria