Insects do weird things!(trivia about water stirder, fleas, caddis flies) Boy's Quest | August 1, 2003| | COPYRIGHT 2003 Bluffton News Printing & Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The water strider has six legs like all insects. This bug holds its short, front legs up under its head. It moves along on its two middle legs and uses its two back legs to steer. The water strider's body never touches the water!

This bug runs so fast that it seems to skate across the water of lakes and ponds. The water strider can "walk on top of water" because the surface tension of the water is like a piece of elastic. Small, light bugs can spring across the water surface. In the case of the water strider, it has splayed legs and water-repellent hairs all over ...

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