What types of water habitats do shore bugs occupy?

Shore bugs, which belong to the family Saldidae, are primarily found in habitats associated with both fresh water and saltwater shorelines.1

While they are generally considered semiaquatic or shore-dwelling insects rather than fully aquatic, they frequent these environments to prey upon other insects. Although they typically remain along the shore, they are capable of making short forays onto the surface of adjacent bodies of water. Unlike some other heteropterans that are adapted for life submerged in water, shore bugs are heavier-bodied and are physically adapted to run quickly across ground, rocks, and other exposed surfaces near these water sources.12