KnowraWater striderLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Water strider, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 3Related 1Narrower topic 1Compared with 4Surface tensionBroader topic: Its legs distribute weight without breaking the water surface, demonstrating surface tension’s support.HeteropteraBroader topic: Water striders show how heteropteran body forms adapt to specialized habitats.Surface feedingBroader topic: It catches insects trapped on the surface film and detects their movements through surface ripples.HalobatesNarrower topic: Halobates belongs to this broader group, though most water striders live on freshwater.Whirligig beetleCompared with: Both exploit the water surface, but water striders are true bugs rather than beetles.DolomedesCompared with: Water striders provide a familiar comparison for a spider’s distinct water-surface locomotion.NepomorphaCompared with: Water striders are familiar aquatic Heteroptera outside Nepomorpha.SaldidaeCompared with: Both groups live around water, but shore bugs often hunt on wet ground and at water margins.VeliidaeRelated: Veliids share water-surface locomotion with water striders, though the common name often denotes another family.