Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Fishing |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Orange |
| Bait power | 50 |
| Buy price | 50 gold |
| Sell price | 10 gold |
Used in 2 recipes
| Makes | Ingredients | At | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Golden Delight | 1 × Gold Water Strider | Cooking Pot | |
 Gold Water Strider Cage | 1 × Terrarium, 1 × Gold Water Strider | By hand |
Water surface skimming and shoreline harvesting
Skating smoothly across calm ponds in Forest and Oasis biomes during daytime, this shimmering insect replaces normal water striders with a 1/400 probability. Players can gather it safely using a Bug Net from coastal banks or while standing atop water shoes. The insect provides 50% bait power or sells to shopkeepers for 10 gold.
Vendor profits compared to angling use
Common water striders offer only 15% bait, making this variant a huge improvement in angling potential. However, receiving 10 gold from merchants provides immediate capital for early Demolitionist bombs or Arms Dealer ammunition. Housing it inside a glass cage creates an attractive animated terrarium for town houses.
Trivia
- Skates freely across liquid surfaces without sinking into deeper pond waters.
- One of several golden aquatic critters added to diversify surface pond life.