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Surface tension allows insects to walk on water.

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Is it true that surface tension allows insects to walk on water?

Yes. Multiple reference and textbook sources state that surface tension allows insects such as water striders to walk on water, with several explicitly naming surface tension as the cause.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Surface tension
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Surface tension. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension

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Surface tension allows a water strider to "walk on water" | U.S. Geological Survey
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Surface tension allows a water strider to "walk on water" | U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). usgs.gov. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/surface-tension-allows-a-water-strider-walk-water

Micro machines : ultra-small world of nanotechnology
2006
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David, J. (2006). Micro machines : ultra-small world of nanotechnology. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/micromachinesult0000jeff

Biology for the AP® Course
2022
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Morris, J., Castignetti, D., Lepri, J., & Relyea, R. (2022). Biology for the AP® Course. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Pp5gEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Wikibooks: Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Insects - Advanced
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Wikibooks: Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Insects - Advanced. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Nature/Insects_-_Advanced

OpenStax College Physics: 11.8 Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action
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OpenStax College Physics: 11.8 Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action. (n.d.). openstax.org. https://openstax.org/books/college-physics/pages/eef12ab9-588f-4922-9314-ac1cb25831f5@

Paradox lost: answers and questions about walking on water
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Paradox lost: answers and questions about walking on water. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00908

Inkjet-Assisted Electroformation of Magnetically Guidable Water Striders for Interfacial Microfluidic Manipulation.
2023
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Bernasconi, R., Carniani, D., Kim, M., Pané, S., & Magagnin, L. (2023). Inkjet-Assisted Electroformation of Magnetically Guidable Water Striders for Interfacial Microfluidic Manipulation.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c17792

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