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The family Gerridae contains insects commonly known as water striders , water bugs , magic bugs , pond skaters , skaters , skimmers , water scooters , water skaters , water skeeters...
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It's easy to understand why water striders—those six-legged insects that float and glide across the surface of ponds, streams, and lakes—are sometimes called Jesus bugs or pond skaters.
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1103_041103_wa...
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I recently had the good fortune to have a few particularly cooperative 'Pond Skater' models (also known as Water Striders, water skimmers and Jesus Bugs) so I have decided to dedicate a gallery just to them rather than lumping them in with my other bug (Hemiptera) shots.
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I had a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Could “my encounter” have been a self-generated religious illusion? Surely. But here is what I know . . . before meeting Christ my life was empty and I was increasingly self-destructive. ... ; Does "Jesus Only" Bug You? from Nate Atwood on Vimeo.
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In southern United States another name for a water strider is the JESUS BUG. These bugs get their names from their ability to walk on water. Hair on the tips of it's legs keep it from breaking the waters surface, which allow the bug to scurry away quickly from predators.
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www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects2003/erinmorgan/j...
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Encyclopedia article about Jesus bug. Information about Jesus bug in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... (redirected from Jesus bug)
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encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Jesus+bug
encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Jesus+bug
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A team from Carnegie Mellon University, led by assistant prof Metin Sitti, took for their inspiration the well known water-strider insect, or "Jesus Bug", which makes use of surface tension to stand and walk on water without sinking.
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www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/23/jesus_bug_bots/
www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/23/jesus_bug_bots/
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Ya know, Tom asked himself, “What Would Jesus Do?” And the answer was, he would go off to Scotland to play golf on a lobbyist’s dime, then return the favor by twisting a few arms to get some favorable legislation passed.
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firedoglake.com/2006/04/04/come-to-jesus-bugman/
firedoglake.com/2006/04/04/come-to-jesus-bugman/
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Whether itÕs the emotional escapism that comes from dancing the ÒJitter Bug Jesus,Ó or somberly kneeling in Òholy aweÓ before a Òman of the clothÓ inside a grand cathedral, the reality is a lot of Christians are scared to actually sit and think about exactly what theyÕre doing when they go to church.
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www.lisaleland.com/llcopy/no_drama_110306.htm
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