The Humorous Physics of Water Walking Insects
In a buoyant episode of his True Facts series, narrator Ze Frank takes a humorous look at the physics of water walking insects. 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 curve their bodies to stay on top of the water, and microvelia, tiny water striders that release a substance to repel water.
True Facts: The Bizarre Magic of Water Walkers
Springtails Flipping
The Cheerios Effect
