Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water.
(Gerris Lacustris) A insect of the family Gerridae.
1Brownie tells her that he swallowed a water strider, but she ignores him.
2It looked like a giant water strider, with its long legs clinging to the rhino's back.
3Scientists have developed a tiny robot, based on the water strider insect, that can jump on water.
4The robotic version uses the same forces to jump as the water strider, pushing off without breaking the surface.
5Facebook Twitter Pinterest Water striders stay afloat because of the liquid's surface tension.
6Now, water striders, why do you behave so, and what do you eat?
7There, minnows darted in the shadows of moss-laden logs, and water striders danced upon the deep.
8She reached into the pool, and water striders darted away as she ladled out a second handful.
9Water striders danced on its surface, and trout rose to take the mosquitoes that dared come to rest.
10When the warm spring sunshine wakes up the sleeping plants, then the little water striders wake up too.
11Then there are the water striders.