unknown water beetle

[chocolatechip]

hey, sorry no picture, but it's too small.

i've been gazing into my pond, and i can see tiny orange beetles, about 2mm zooming around the pond. it looked like one had red bum>??? any ideas??

thanks

[schlocky]

Could they have been water mites? (They have 8 legs and are in the class arachnida - the same one as spiders) Try a search in google images.

[chocolatechip]

oh yeah i believe that it is a water mite. are they a good thing to have in your pond??

they are fun to watch zooming around