You know that moment when the bass drops, it hits just right, and your feet lock into the rhythm without thinking? Or maybe not; it's okay — not everyone can stay on beat. But water striders do. And their dance floor is the pond. They skate across the surface of water on six hairy, hydrophobic legs, so light they barely dent the surface. You'll see their shadows flickering upon rocks across under water. You may not guess by looking, but water striders are tapped into a language we can't speak. E

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