Caption

River skater (Aquarius najas, Gerris najas) couple, male paired with female, mating on water surface of stream in spring

Date

May 23, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25A55_166

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 14.2in x 9.5in / 4256 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

couple couples pair pairs deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty two 2 male animal male animals male male adult male plant plants aquatic plant hydrophyte water plant aquatic macrophyte aquatic plants hydrophytic plant water plants hydrophytic plants water surface water surfaces Water area open water body of water surface of water water waters waterfront river rivers waters water body body of water True bug Heteroptera True bugs Insecta Insect Insects spring spring springtime in May nature open air female animal female animals female male males female females true bug true bugs Rhynchota Hemiptera flying insect flying insects pterygote insects pterygote insect Pterygota Gerris lacustris Common pond skater Common water strider Common pond skaters Common water striders Gerris Gerridae flowering plants Magnoliopsida flowering plant Najas Najas water-nymphs naiads tape-grass Hydrocharitaceae tape-grasses Alismatales Alismatales alismatids