Jabruson / Muhavura volcano viewed from Tongo. Sunset. Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) on a pond, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) portrait. Europe, August.

Stephen Dalton / Pond skaters (Gerris lacustris) on water surface with dead bee, England, UK

Kim Taylor / Pondskaters + their shadows on the floor of a shallow pool. Surrey, UK (Gerris lacustris)

Kim Taylor / Pondskaters (Gerris lacustris) on the surface of a still pond. Surrey, UK

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) with prey on a pond, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) with prey on a pond, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) with prey on a pond, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris). Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Young Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) feeding on mosquito. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Colin Varndell / Common Pond Skater / Water Strider (Gerris lacustris) on water. New Forest, UK, July.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris). Europe, August.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) with mosquito prey. Europe, August.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris). Europe, August.

Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) with mosquito prey. Europe, August.

Nick Upton / Pond skater / Water strider (Aquarius najas) pair in tandem, with male guarding female on the water surface of a mountain stream. Corsica, France, June.

Nick Upton / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) standing on water at edge of stream. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) with insect prey, on water surface, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), mated pair, female mostly submerged laying eggs (ovipositing) in pond near Pond skaters (Gerris lacustris), Bristol, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Pond skaters (Gerris lacustris) feeding on Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) on water surface, Bristol, UK

Bernard Castelein / Pond skater {Gerris sp} on water surface, Belgium

Dave Bevan / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) mating pair on water surface, Wales, UK, May

Kim Taylor / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) on an algae-covered pond. Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) on water surface, UK

John Cancalosi / Pond skaters {Gerris lacustris} feeding on Southern hawker dragonfly {Aeshna cyanea} England

Chris Packham / Pond Skater {Gerris gibbifer} on pond, Southampton, UK

Andy Sands / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) Mating pair viewed from above, Wales, UK

Andy Sands / Pond skater (Gerris lacustris) Mating pair von water viewed from above, Wales, UK

Nature Production / Water Strider {Aquarius elongatus} Japan

Nature Production / Water Striders {Gerris paludum paludum} hatching, Japan

Simon Colmer / A pair of Pondskaters (Gerris lacustris) mating, Dorset, UK

Andy Sands / Pond skater {Gerris lacustris} on surface of pond, Hertfordshire, England

Willem Kolvoort / Pond Skaters (Gerris rufoscutellatus) view from below, captive, Holland

Willem Kolvoort / Pond Skater (Gerris rufoscutellatus) view from below, captive, Holland

Kim Taylor / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) on the surface of a still pond. Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Pondskater (Gerris lacustris) recently hatched nymph

Kim Taylor / Pondskater (Gerris lacustris) with fly prey. UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Pond-skater on water {Gerris lacustris} Spain

Bernard Castelein / Pond skaters mating on leaf (Gerris gibbifer)

Nature Production / Water Strider {Gerris paludum paludum} on water surface, Japan, july

Jan Vermeer / Ice skaters on frozen pond, Europe