Let's Hear It for Gerridae!

I  Weather Report: High and Low Temperatures

• Nov 12 -- 44/33
• Nov 13 -- 35/23
• Nov 14 -- 33/19
• Nov 15 -- 46/19
• Nov 16 -- 51/37
• Nov 17 -- 53/21
• Nov 18 -- 30/15
• Nov 19 -- 48/15
• Nov 20 -- 53/26
• Nov 21 -- 57/26
• Nov 22 -- 62/39

II  Common Water Strider Nicknames

• magic bugs
• pond skaters
• skimmers
• water scooters
• water skeeters
• water skimmers
• water spiders
• Jesus bugs

III  Season

Year-round in the South. (Witness this Common Water Strider, one among many, in Abbo's Alley this afternoon.)

IV  Q&A

Q: How the heck do they protect themselves from extreme cold?

A: "They can crawl inside a plant stem when it gets too cold."

V  Personal Observation

Jeezus! Bugs!