water strider

Animals that move in such a way include the water strider.

He is then infected with bacteria from the water strider.

The four segments combined are usually no longer than the length of the water strider head.

He explained that water strider bugs were small so they could stay on the stream surface.

Hydrofuge hairs line the body surface of the water strider.

For water strider Aquarius najas it was a total of 3 months.

The short film's main character is a diving bell spider who seems to have fallen in love with a water strider.

Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.

This concept can be supported by the examples of sexual conflict in the water strider and pygmy fish.

For water strider Gerris lateralis the time ranged from 4 to 7 minutes.

To a water strider, the pond's surface film is dwelling, cafeteria and telephone rolled into one.

For all his gawkiness, he moved with the light, random swiftness of a water strider on a hot day.

By using the force of the motor and a lever, the robot can also expand its wings like a real water strider.

She reminded him of a water strider that had left the water to scamper about on dry land.

An approaching gerrid will first give out a repel signal to let the other water strider know they are in its area.

Aquarius remigis, known as the common water strider, is a species of aquatic bug.

Other studies on the water strider have examined the ways in which flexibility can affect wetting properties of the leg.

A water strider, Gerris, is a common example of an insect that supports its weight on water's surface tension.

My own favorite member of the neuston is the water strider, an improbable bug who lives his whole life in two dimensions.

If the body of the water strider were to accidentally become submerged, for instance by a large wave, the tiny hairs would trap air.

There are so many species of water strider partially as a result of this dispersion and adaptation over time.

Some water strider species will lay the eggs at the water edge if the body of water is calm enough.

"There's a water strider," she exclaimed, as a bug skated across the surface of the water.

The water strider finds its food in a similar way, and grabs its prey between its short front legs.

Gerrini is a tribe of water strider.