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Plumed Basilik and Water Striders

lilyspetal
in Biology

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These animals/insects are able of traveling on water, why aren't other reptiles/insects able to do the same?

I believe it has to do with surface tension and distribution of weight. Snakes and other such animals push their weight onto the surface of the water using a greater force than the surface tension can resist.

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