Question

How do mosquitoes stand on water?

Answer 1

Mosquitoes stand on water:

1. Mosquitoes have small hairs on their feet that increase surface contact with water.
2. The mosquito's legs are strong enough to withstand 23 times its total body weight, which is one reason why it can walk on water so easily.
3. Also, mosquitoes are very light.
4. The tension of the water surface makes the water surface like a transparent plastic sheet for all kinds of insects to walk on.
5. Finally, the evolution of thousands of generations has completed the art of walking in water.
6. This greatly enhances the strength of the feet of other water-borne insects, such as water strikers, whose feet have been studied more rigorously.