Water Strider Photos
Anyone who spends any time around creeks or rivers has seen the water strider, a predatory insect that resembles a spider. It has a light body weight that is dispersed into its long legs, which allows it to glide smoothly across the surface of the water. Water striders sometimes jump, sometimes fly, but usually skim across the water.
Water striders eat small insects and other aquatic life forms. I once saw a water strider eating a tadpole.
These water striders were in the act of mating, I presume. I shot them along a watershed to the Scioto River in Central Ohio.
The Water Strider by Jesse C
Water Strider Method of Propulsion
Buglopedia Water Strider Factsheet
Water and its structure
Water striders eat small insects and other aquatic life forms. I once saw a water strider eating a tadpole.
These water striders were in the act of mating, I presume. I shot them along a watershed to the Scioto River in Central Ohio.
Water Strider Information
The Water Strider by Jesse C
Water Strider Method of Propulsion
Buglopedia Water Strider Factsheet
Water and its structure
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Front view of a water strider. Notice the water warping at its feet.
Photo of water striders mating.
Closeup photo of water striders.
Photo of water striders mating.More in the Water Insects Series
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