Talk:Gerridae

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[edit] (Removing stub)

I think this is big enough to warrant the removal of the stub notice, so I'm going to do that now. Bloodshedder 17:43, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Correction

This needs some reworking. The article is at water strider, so it should be fairly general. The intro makes it look as if it is just one species, but that is not true. Many members of the family Gerridae are called water striders, and even some like Vellidae, an entirely different family, are also water striders. We should at least remove the mention of the specific species, and if there is enough info on it, move it to its own article. - Taxman Talk 17:53, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Tell us the genus Please.

[edit] Fabricius

The information about Johann Christian Fabricius is from the Gerris page [1], now merged into water strider. -- JimR 09:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Are all Gerridae water striders?

If so, can we remove the self-link in the article, please? Thanks.

Samsara contrib talk 12:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Needs more information

The only thing this article really talks about is how the water strider is able to move on top of water. There isn't anything about it's life cycle, predatory behavior, etc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.213.220.62 (talk) 20:13, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

Yeah i'd like to see something about its anatomy. What's with carrying its front two legs at that weird angle like antennae? Or... are those not the front pair? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 19:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Headline text

[edit] Speed

Maybe I didn't understand the article properly but I don't see how the animal can move at 1.5 m/s if 0.25 m/s is far faster than it can move it's legs. Is this correct? Count penta 08:51, 9 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Other Gerridae behavior

I apreciate the information on the insect's mobility in water, but could other info such as what they eat or what they're natural enimies are be included? Thanx.