Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes

Celebrating and Caring for the Land

Water Walkers

Water striders, in the family Gerridae, utilize microscopic water-repellent hairs to trap air next to their legs and body giving them the ability to ride the water’s surface tension.

For more information (and a laugh) about Water Walkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxH2OK8ZkI0

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