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National Natural Monument
Insects
Ogasawara Water Strider
Neogerris boninensis
The Ogasawara Water Strider is a water strider endemic to the Ogasawara Islands. It skates on the surface of streams and pools, catching insects that fall in. Introduced predators and environmental change have limited where it can be found. As an endemic aquatic insect of the islands, it is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Neogerris boninensis
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- 日本語
- オガサワラアメンボ
- 简体中文
- 小笠原水黾
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The Ogasawara Water Strider is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.
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