inghamb87 writes "The way water striders walk on water was
discovered years ago. The insect uses its long legs to help
evenly distribute its tiny body weight. The weight is
distributed over a large area so that the fragile skin formed by
surface tension supports the bug on the water. However, the
ability of water striders to jump onto water without sinking has
baffled scientists, until now." If nothing less, you need to see
the picture: it's awesome.