---
title: "North American Common Water Strider"
description: "Aquarius remigis — Insetos e aranhas. Aquarius remigis, known as the common water strider or North American common water strider, is a species of aquatic bug."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/north-american-common-water-strider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# North American Common Water Strider

> Aquarius remigis — Insetos e aranhas. Aquarius remigis, known as the common water strider or North American common water strider, is a species of aquatic bug.

- Scientific name: *Aquarius remigis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 20891
- Wikidata: [Q5393639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5393639)
- iNaturalist taxon: [59651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59651)

## Names

- en: North American Common Water Strider
- es: Patinador
- fr: Patineur d'eau commun
- nl: Gerris remigis

## Countries with the most observations

US (15670), CA (3423), MX (54), PM (3)

## Summary

Aquarius remigis, known as the common water strider or North American common water strider, is a species of aquatic bug. It was formerly known as Gerris remigis, but the subgenus Aquarius was elevated to
generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis. Aquarius remigis is found throughout North America, but is most prevalent in the mid-west of the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_remigis

## Photo

![North American Common Water Strider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-american-common-water-strider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130984835

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/north-american-common-water-strider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).