Water & Shore Bugs (several families)

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KimberiRP wrote:

31 Jul 2024

Mesovelia sp. (Hemiptera: Mesoveliidae)

Mesovelia sp.

KimberiRP wrote:

21 Jun 2024

Microvelia sp.

Microvelia sp. (genus)

YumiCallaway wrote:

29 Dec 2023

Hi @JimL , this sighting and your other recent one (Gerridae (family) (Water strider)) appear to be water striders! They are water bugs — a type of insect, rather than a species of spider — so I am putting the Gerridae (family) suggestion forward for the insect moderator team to identify further :). Many water spiders are much larger than these guys, as well as having 8 legs!!
The Canberra and Southern Tableland regions have many reference records you could look through if you're interested:
Pisauridae sp. (family)

Thanks for the sightings!

Gerridae (family)

RogerF wrote:

18 Nov 2023

Raptorial front legs

Nerthra sp. (genus)

KenT wrote:

24 Aug 2023

This is a waterbug order Hemiptera. If this is an image of it swimming on its back then it is a backswimmer (family Notonectidae) otherwise if it normally swims back up with legs underneath then it is one of the waterboatmen (family Corixidae). Keys to species can be found in the book Australian Water Bugs by Nils M Andersen & Tom A Weir 2004

Notonectidae (family)