10 Cool Water Strider Facts Animal Science TV

How exactly do water striders walk on water? What do water striders eat? How do these cannibals survive the winter freeze? These 10 facts will teach you all you need to know! We even demonstrate some lab experiments you can try at home.

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Did you know water striders can jump 6x their own height? This animal is so fast that fish can't catch them.

My favorite water strider fact has to do with how they reproduce on the water by using barbaric antenna hooks!

How does surface tension work? Let's find out by making a replica out of paper clips and learning how hydrophobic hairs help the water strider float!

Let me know which fact is your favorite. These are the top 10 cool facts about water striders:

Chapters:
0:00 - Waters Strider Facts Introduction
0:27 - 10: Jesus bugs and shadows
1:25 - 9: Surface tension manipulators
2:13 - 8: Floating like metal?
3:37 - Bonus: "Halobates"
4:01 - 7: Hairs that "hate" water
5:17 - 6: Bug juice smoothies
6:23 - 5: Survival superpowers
8:16 - 4: Ripple detectors
9:04 - 3: Grabbing her eyes?!
9:49 - 2: A deadly winter
10:59 - 1: The enemy of my enemy
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