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Giant water striders jump differently, the physics of beer-dancing peanuts

21 Jul 2023 Hamish Johnston
Giant water striders
Field trip: (a) a researcher observes giant water striders in Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park; (b) an insect on the water; (c) an illustration of the size of a giant water strider. (Courtesy: Woojoo Kim, Jungmoon H, Piotr Grzegorz Jablonski)
I grew up in the Canadian province of Ontario, so I spent a lot of time around lakes and streams whe

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