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This aquatic bug is sometimes also called a water skipper or pond skater for an obvious reason—it spends most of its life on the water surface! Its long mid and hind legs spread body weight over a large area and are coated with tiny air-trapping hairs providing pontoon-like floatation.
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The water strider's legs are so buoyant they can support fifteen times the insect’s weight without sinking. Their legs are more buoyant than even ducks’ feathers.