When escaping from attacking predators, different water strider species adjust their jump performance to their mass and morphology in order to jump off the water as fast and soon as possible without ...

As the wildfires in Maui tore through the town of Lahaina, some people fled into the ocean to try to escape the encroaching flames. "We hid behind a jetty because the wind was so hot," one man told a ...

Water striders live on the water surface and their leg length ranges from several to over 100 millimeters (Fig. 1,2). It is well known that they use their long hydrophobic legs and support their ...

Water striders are water-walking insects that can jump upwards from the water surface. Quick jumps allow striders to avoid sudden dangers such as predators’ attacks, and therefore their jumping is ...

It probably sounds like a great idea at the time. "Let's go find the highest bridge around and jump into the lake below," one teenager says to a friend. "Oh, and let's videotape it and put it online ...

Jumping spiders are becoming increasingly popular as pets, because, well, just look at them. They are adorable. For some ...

Cicadas get a little help from nature when it comes to grooming themselves, a new study finds. As unwanted particles, such as pollen, build up on a cicada's wing, water droplets can wipe it clean and ...

Water striders spend all their life on the surface of water, and the secrets of their ability to "skate" on the water surface have been discovered more than a decade ago. It is only recently that ...