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Water Strider

Gerris species

Description:

Spider-like, brown body, long and slender.

Habitat:

Depression in sandstone filled with water from stream.

Notes:

washington post article discusses mechanism of propulsion.

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2 Comments

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

nice example of surface tension

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

These guys are really neat!

Jaybird
Spotted by
Jaybird

Utah, USA

Spotted on Oct 17, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011

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