Walking on water is not part of the normal human behavioral repertoire. But for some insects, it’s routine. Check out almost any pond or creek and you’ll see water striders, known to some as Jesus ...

When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...

Water striders are a common sight on ponds, vernal pools and puddles. During clear summer days, these insects seem to walk on water, a feat they accomplish through a combination of long legs that ...

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously thought. SNSB researchers have succeeded in clarifying the phylogenetic ...

To figure out exactly how insects called water striders walk on water, researchers at MIT (where else?) have created a robotic insect called the Robostrider. Read Get the best tech, science, and ...