water strider
Surface tension walker
A water strider is a slender insect with long legs that allow it to walk on the surface of ponds, streams, and other still or slow-moving water.
The insect's weight is distributed across its legs in a way that does not break the water's surface tension, creating small dimples rather than submerging.
Water striders are predatory, feeding on other insects that fall onto the water.
They are also called water skaters or pond skaters.
Cohesive force at liquid interfaces
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- glideMove with effortless continuity
skim · skating · nimble · graceful · swift · agile · rowing · propulsion
Aquatic bug on surface
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
legs · predacious · entomology · aquatic · skater · nymph · molting · dimorphism
Small still body
- streamSteady continuous flow
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
freshwater · vegetation · lily pads · duckweed · reeds · riparian · backwater · pool
Organism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
aquatic insects · dragonflies · fish · frogs · birds · hunting · scavenger · ecosystem
surface tension
Cohesive force at liquid interfaces
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
glide · skim · skating · nimble · graceful · swift · agile · rowing · propulsion · lightweight
pond skater
Aquatic bug on surface
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
antennae · legs · predacious · entomology · aquatic · skater · nymph · molting · dimorphism · overwinter
pond
Small still body
wetland · freshwater · vegetation · lily pads · duckweed · reeds · riparian · backwater · pool · shallows
predator
Organism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
food web · aquatic insects · dragonflies · fish · frogs · birds · hunting · scavenger · ecosystem · limnology
- water bugsbackswimmer, pond skater, toe-biter
- water spidersfishing spider
- water striderspond skater
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- freshwater wildlifebeaver, river otter, otter, muskrat, largemouth bass
water striderdiving beetle
Predatory aquatic insect
water boatman · backswimmer · swimmer · diver · burrower
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