answers should be according to surface tension
2007-03-10 00:40:00 · 5 answers · asked by leena 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They don't weigh enough to break the surface tension of the water. Also, having 6 legs, their weight is more evenly distributed. That's why when you see an insect on water, the water seems to have a "skin."
Also their feet are made so that they can cling to many surfaces (leaves, walls, you, etc), helping them walk on the very absolute surface of the water. You can see this if you examine an insect under a microscope or powerful magnifier.
2007-03-10 00:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Surface tension of water allows for even weight distribution when insects walk over water.
2007-03-14 01:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by meng b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't weigh enough, and also the way their bodies are distributed equally over the water keeps them afloat.
2007-03-10 00:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by All Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some can some can't. The ones that can't, they don't ~~believe~~ that they can walk on the water!!
2007-03-10 00:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the inscets do not weigh enough to break the surface tention and so they dont sink
2007-03-10 00:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by Jen palla【ツ】 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋