The amazing water strider -- known for its ability to walk on water -- came within just a hair of sinking into evolutionary oblivion.
Scientists are reporting that the insect's long, flexible legs have an optimal length that keeps it afloat.
Perfectly Proportioned Legs Keep Water Striders StridingCourtesy ScienceDaily Thu, 08/07/2008 - 11:15
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