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water strider: see water bug water bug, name for a large number of water-living bugs , comprising several families of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). All have jointed, sharp, sucking beaks, breathe air, and undergo gradual metamorphosis (see insect ). ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The zoo displays little water striders that zip around on ponds without sinking, tiny ants that raise families inside thorns on acacia trees, and south-western ants that store honey in the bodies of special sisters that swell into amber-colored beads hanging from their nest's ceiling. Indeed, the greatest drawback of monomolecular films is their effect on insects that require a certain amount of surface tension, such as water striders. Compared with long-legged water striders, whirligigs have stubby bodies and short legs. |
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