Question

how water strides row on water

Answer 1

water striders? as in the bug?
if so, water tension

Answer 2

water molecules are polar, so they want to stick to each other
so the weight of the bug isnt heavy enough to break the bonds of the water molecules
which is why you can see the water dent and the bug floats

Answer 3

sorry the term is surface tension

Answer 4

but lizards are too heavy isnt it ??

Answer 5

basically think of the surface of water like saran wrap, with enough force, your fingers can go through it
and yes a lizard is too heavy and its weight isnt distributed over a large enough surface so it will sink

Answer 6

no no lizard succesfully WALK on water

Answer 7

but the lizard was running at a certain speed?

Answer 8

but running at certain speed can protect it from sinking .....? please explain ....how it overcome sinking with running

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus_%28genus%29

Answer 10

ok