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It's easy to see why Spiders can float and glide on the surface of ponds and streams. But until now, it remains unclear how this insect not sink, even in rain orwhen the storm tossed his excavations.

When studied under a powerful microscope, Chinese scientists have discovered that their legs are thousands of tiny hairs, each about 50 micrometers long thread.This ruffled the feathers out tiny beams of silk, "trap" into the air and creates aseparate buffer spider legs with water, and increase the buoyancy of the animal.

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