They grab the mosquito larvae by its breathing tube when it comes up to breath, pull it through the surface of the water and suck it dry. It is always a good thing to have some water striders around.

They grab the mosquito larvae by its breathing tube when it comes up to breath, pulls it through the surface of the water and sucks it dry… it is always a good thing to have some water striders ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Moreno’s beautiful haiku captures the allure of these graceful insects. Water striders are the epitome of aquatic insect art. One needn ...

I enjoy watching the water striders skate about on the surface ... adults tear their prey to bits; the larvae grab prey with their large mandibles, inject a digestive fluid that liquefies the ...

This includes water striders, “hairy” little creatures that use air pockets to move forward, springtails, who jump at a rapid speed, beetle larvae who uses the tenets of The Cheerios Effect to ...

Observe the speedy water strider, a tiny insect with jointed stilt- like legs that darts to and fro across the unruffled surfaces of ponds, rivers and even the open ocean -- so quickly that human ...

For most of his larva-hood, his antennae look like chunkier ... These races may explain why the water striders are so diverse. Males of species also have weird antennae that “are so different ...

water striders also play an important role in the food chain by feeding on mosquito larvae. There are nearly 100 species of water striders found in India across different water bodies such as open ...