Usage of "water strider"

Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water.

(Gerris Lacustris) A insect of the family Gerridae.

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Uso de water strider em inglês

Brownie tells her that he swallowed a water strider, but she ignores him. 
 The new yorker 

It looked like a giant water strider, with its long legs clinging to the rhino's back. 
 Stars rain down 

Scientists have developed a tiny robot, based on the water strider insect, that can jump on water. 
 BBC 

The robotic version uses the same forces to jump as the water strider, pushing off without breaking the surface. 
 BBC 

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Water striders stay afloat because of the liquid's surface tension. 
 The Guardian 

Now, water striders, why do you behave so, and what do you eat? 
 The Insect Folk 

There, minnows darted in the shadows of moss-laden logs, and water striders danced upon the deep. 
 Wizardborn 

She reached into the pool, and water striders darted away as she ladled out a second handful. 
 The Lair of Bones 

Water striders danced on its surface, and trout rose to take the mosquitoes that dared come to rest. 
 The Wyrmling Horde 

When the warm spring sunshine wakes up the sleeping plants, then the little water striders wake up too. 
 The Insect Folk 

Then there are the water striders. 
 The Insect Folk 

Significados de water strider em inglês