4 animals can go on extreme water

Basilisk lizards, white storks, water spiders . are animals that run on water.

Besides animals with special talents disguise ingenious or carry on their deadly poison, Mother Nature also "created" many animals capable of sublime such as "running like flying" on the water. Let's review a few animals that have such unique abilities through the article below.

1. Basilisk lizard

Basilisk lizard or Lord lizard has an amazingly incredible ability to . run like water. This unique lizard species lives mainly in Central American rainforest, hiding in tree holes to warm up body temperature.

When startled and noticed the threat of the enemy, Basilisk lizards often jumped into the stream or river to escape. Lord lizards run very fast, they can reach speeds of 8.4km / h, sometimes up to 11km / h on the water.

The reason that Basilisk lizards can run so fast on water is because there is a thin film between the lizard toes. When running on water, the toes spread wide, forming a wider surface and air pockets to enhance the surface tension to prevent it from sinking into the water.

It is because running on the hind legs and taking the tail as a balance so the lizard can move quite a distance. Until he was exhausted, the Basilisk lizard would jump into the water and swim to the shore.

2. Water spider

Water spiders (scientific name Gerris remigis) live mainly in rivers and lakes . and are considered to be the most advanced species in the natural world in terms of ability to live on water.

Long, slender legs make water spiders easily travel on land and on water. Under a microscope, experts discovered that around the legs of water spiders there are thousands of tiny hairs, each about 50 micrometers long.

The hairs ruffled out into tiny bunches of silk, "trapping" the air inside, creating a cushion that separates the feet from the water, and increases the buoyancy of the animal.

This air cushion also helps water spiders move quickly and regain balance on the water, even when the weather is not as favorable as storms .

Even though the water spider legs can create a hollow to 4mm but still not break the water. It is this extraordinary floating ability that allows animals to jump on the water, like a rubber ball.

Not only that, water spiders can also go at a rate of a hundred times the length of the body in a second. This speed is equivalent to a person 1.8m "swimming" 644km / hour.

3. White stork bird

White Bird (scientific name Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis) is a small diving bird, residing heavily in North America, Asia, and Europe. White storks have narrow wings and thick, waterproof feathers. With this characteristic, white storks can "immerse" in the water or float on the water.

The white quarry's beak is not too long, so they can completely catch crustaceans and insects. The feet of the white storks are quite large with the "bundle" of separate front toes together, the toes also have a small membrane.

This membrane is considered "paddle" to help white storks can move steadily or walk on water. Mature white storks when in the breeding season have gray fur, the top part is darker, white belly . quite small - about 50cm long, weighs 1.4kg.

Watch the scene of white roosters playing in the water through the video below.

4. Water mosquitoes

As a larvae, the water mosquito with the scientific name Pontomyia lives in saltwater pools, eating algae and woody pieces. As adults, male water mosquitoes move on the water by standing upright on their hind legs and using their front legs as tiny paddles to help them slide forward.

Female mosquitoes don't even have wings and legs, they simply float on the water and wait for the male mosquitoes to pull them away. Further research, experts found that the water mosquito's legs share a similar structure to water spiders - thousands of small feathers covering the legs help to draw air into the interior and create a cushion between the feet and the face. country. Since then, the feathers will be assistants making mosquitoes floating and easily walking on the water.