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What would happen to a water strider if it was on oil instead of water?

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The water strider would just stride across it like it’s on water
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Answer:

When the researchers placed the oil strider in a container with oily water and agitated the container, the strider skated on the surface between oil and water, just as a water-striding insect moves on the surface between water and air.

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