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Title: Nature's scuba divers Written by: duddy on Nov 16, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-RtG5Z-9jQ Some bugs, such as water scorpions, long-toed water beetle and predaceous diving beetles (shown below) use the molecular properties of water to create miniature scuba diving tanks and spacesuits. The cohesive forces between water molecules essentially makes water molecules "stick" together, allowing bubbles to form against a wall of tension. These little insects are small enough to take advantage of this, by trapping a bubble in their outer wings or tiny bristles on their shell. (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_16_11_15_2_34_40.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=22769) |