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Surface tension The top molecule on the water forms a skin that will support dust small creatures and even metal objects like needles when they are place on the surface carefully.
Surface tension keeps the water strider afloat, and the water strider long legs only pierce the top skin of the water. A lso, the water strider mass is very little which results in them floating.
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What kind of food do water striders eat?
A water strider eats dead dragonflies or wounded dragon flies in the water. Also it eats worms that fall in the water or other smaller insects dead or alive such as Larva.
What are the adaptations for water strider?
Water striders have adaptations such as hydrophobic hairs on their legs that trap air, allowing them to float on water's surface tension. Their long legs help distribute their weight and prevent them from breaking the water's surface. Additionally, their bodies are streamlined and lightweight, enabling them to glide effortlessly on the water's surface and capture prey.
How do water striders walk on water?
Water striders use their long legs and low body weight to distribute their weight over a large surface area, allowing them to effectively "skate" on the water's surface tension. This surface tension is created by the cohesive forces between water molecules, which are strong enough to support the water strider's weight without breaking. Their specialized hydrophobic legs also help repel water, preventing them from sinking.
How does the global conveyor belt form?
The ocean is not a still body of water. There is constant motion in the ocean in the form of a global ocean conveyor belt. This motion is due to thermohaline currents (thermo = temperature; haline = salinity). Cold, salty water is dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean while warm water is less dense and rises to the surface. The ocean conveyor gets its "start" in the Norwegian Sea, where warm water from the Gulf Stream heats the atmosphere in the cold northern latitudes. This loss of heat to the atmosphere makes the water cooler and denser, causing it to sink to the bottom of the ocean. As more warm water is transported north, the cooler water sinks and moves south to make room for the incoming warm water. This cold bottom water flows south of the equator all the way down to Antarctica. Eventually, the cold bottom waters are able to warm and rise to the surface, continuing the conveyor belt that encircles the globe. It takes almost 1,000 years for the conveyor belt to complete one "cycle."
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What attraction is important to water striders?
Surface tension is important to water striders because surface tension gives them the ability to float and not sink and drown.
How the water striders stay dry on water?
Water striders have tiny hairs on their feet that enables them to walk on the surface tension of water without getting wet.
What are the insects that use their skin to walk across thd surface of the stream?
Insects that are able to walk across the surface of water are called water striders. Water striders make use of the high surface tension of water together with their long, hydrophobic legs to stay above water.
Do frogs eat water striders?
Yes, frogs do eat water striders. Water striders are small insects that live on the surface of water, and frogs may prey on them as part of their diet. This can help control the population of water striders in certain habitats.
How can certain bugs walk on water?
Certain bugs, such as water striders, have long hydrophobic hairs on their legs that create a waterproof layer. This allows them to distribute their weight and take advantage of surface tension to walk on water without sinking. Their light body weight and leg shape also aid in staying afloat on the water's surface.
What are the bugs called that glide across the water?
they are called water striders
Do water striders sleep?
yes all the time
Is there any way to walk on water?
Yes. Water Striders do it all the time.
How many eggs do water striders lay?
batches up to 10
What are the bugs that look like spiders on water?
Water striders. --------------------------- they are commonly called waterbugs or water skaters
Can goldfish be put in untreated water?
Yes. I put my goldfish in water strait out of the sink. We have a well so I dont know about city water, but I know that you can put well water strait out of the sink. Hope this helps.
What type of insects live in wet lands?
dragon flies and water striders
