Pondskater
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Name: Gerris lacustris Family: Gerridae | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
アメンボ
水黾 Patineur Zapatero Gerride Водомерка
소금쟁이 水黽 Patineur Zapatero Wasserläufer Schaatsenrijder |
The pondskater (known as the pond skater prior to Wild World) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. It can be found on the surface of bodies of freshwater. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late spring to early fall.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
Description | They live off of bugs that fall into the water. |
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Time of year | May – Sep |
Time of day | 8 AM – 7 PM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | On rivers and ponds |
Bug size | 14 mm |
Rarity | Uncommon |
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In City Folk
Description | For obvious reasons, these are also known as "magic bugs". |
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Time of year | May – Sep |
Time of day | 8 AM – 7 PM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | On rivers and ponds |
Bug size | 14 mm |
Rarity | Uncommon |
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In New Leaf
Time of year | May – Sep |
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Time of day | 8 AM – 7 PM |
Peak times | Jun: 5 PM – 7 PM |
Location | On rivers and ponds |
Size | 15 mm |
Rarity | Common |
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In New Horizons
Time of year | North: May – Sep South: Nov – Mar |
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Time of day | 8 AM – 7 PM |
Location | On rivers and ponds |
Weather | Any weather |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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Donating to the museum
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
It can be found in the bottom terrace of the insect exhibit, in the small pond.
In New Leaf
Upon being donated, the pondskater can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit skating around the pond. The exhibit has this to say about the pondskater:
In New Horizons
When donated, the pondskater can be found on the surface of the water in the southwestern water tank of the bug exhibit. It shares this habitat with the diving beetle, giant water bug, and some donated fish.
Gallery
Real-world information
There are over 500 different variants of pond skaters, all with different body shapes, legs, wings, size, and mannerisms. The reason they "skate" along the water is because underneath their legs and their body, are thin, microscopic hairs which allows them to move across water tension with ease - they also have a slight wax coating, but research has proven that it is more down to the hairs than the wax properties. They have six legs, two pairs are long while the front pair are short and used as rudders. They are predatory insects, feeding on other insects that fall into the water, such as ants and even honey bees. They live in calm water areas, such as domestic ponds.
Names in other languages
アメンボ Amenbo |
Pondskater | |
소금쟁이 Sogeumjeng-i |
Pondskater | |
水黾 Shuǐmǐn |
Pondskater | |
水黽 Unknown |
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Водомерка Vodomerka |
Pondskater | |
Schaatsenrijder | Pondskater | |
Wasserläufer | Pondskater (lit. "Water walker") | |
Zapatero | Pondskater | |
Patineur | Pondskater (lit. "skater") | |
Gerride | Pondskater (from family name Gerridae) |
Notes
- ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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