The insect uses the waters surface tension to walk where others can’t. His only problem comes from below.
Water stick insects favor being on the surface of the water because this is where their food accumulates. Also, if they were under the water, they would not survive.
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Stick insects do not live in water. However, insects that live permanently submerged in water for part of their lives (such as mayfly larva) do have gills. Others like mosquito larvae do still come up to the surface to breath air and still others like water beetles carry a bubble of air with them underwater.
Whirligig beetles (family Gyrinidae) literally lives in the water surface film, where they feed on any small insect or other arthropod that had lucklessly fell into the water and became trapped in the water surface film.
The water stick insect breathes oxygen even though it can swim under water. It has a long tube that comes off its back through which it inhales and exhales.
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surface tension. This property is caused by the cohesive forces between water molecules, which allow the insect to stay on the water's surface without sinking.
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Yes, all stick insects are vegetarian. Leaves are their main diet. (The water stick insect, or water scorpion, is a different family. It is a carnivore.)
the surface tension on the top of the water so if you look at a glass of water when it is full and about to overflow there is a hump thing its not flat that is how they can walk on water