Felicita Water Striders – 16 OCT 2025
The Felicita Dragonfly Pond (map) is also home to Water Striders – amazing insects that walk on water and communicate through vibrations they create with their legs as evidenced by the ripples they occasionally leave on the surface of the water . . . The slow-motion video embedded in the gallery captures some of their communication skills.
Water Sliders – 8x slow motion Video
Water Striders in slow motion at Felicita Dragonfly Pond
Felicita Dragonfly / Water Strider Pond
The water is exceedingly clear and reflects the large green leaves of the castor plants overhanging the pond.
Felicita Dragonfly / Water Strider Pond
The water is exceedingly clear and reflects the large green leaves of the castor plants overhanging the pond
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Water Strider
Vibration ripples cut by the Strider’s forward motion
Camera setup at the Pond
A precarious setup with tripod the gnarly roots of a sycamore tree adjacent to the pond