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Значения термина water strider на английском

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

        (Gerris Lacustris) A insect of the family Gerridae.

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              Использование термина water strider на английском
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              Brownie tells her that he swallowed a water strider, but she ignores him.
              The new yorker
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              It looked like a giant water strider, with its long legs clinging to the rhino's back.
              Stars rain down
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              Scientists have developed a tiny robot, based on the water strider insect, that can jump on water.
              BBC
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              The robotic version uses the same forces to jump as the water strider, pushing off without breaking the surface.
              BBC
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              Facebook Twitter Pinterest Water striders stay afloat because of the liquid's surface tension.
              The Guardian
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              Now, water striders, why do you behave so, and what do you eat?
              The Insect Folk
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              There, minnows darted in the shadows of moss-laden logs, and water striders danced upon the deep.
              Wizardborn
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              She reached into the pool, and water striders darted away as she ladled out a second handful.
              The Lair of Bones
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              Water striders danced on its surface, and trout rose to take the mosquitoes that dared come to rest.
              The Wyrmling Horde
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              When the warm spring sunshine wakes up the sleeping plants, then the little water striders wake up too.
              The Insect Folk
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              Then there are the water striders.
              The Insect Folk