Bounding stride impulses with Weber and Bond numbers to avoid piercing or splashing the water surface.
Articles
Structured research threads
Markdown content collections now power the blog. Every article carries a description, publication date, and a clear taxonomy to keep hydrophobicity and spider locomotion research easy to browse.
How trapped air layers endure repeated impacts while letting oxygen diffuse near the cuticle.
Timing, impulse distribution, and stride spacing that keep a spider stable while accelerating on a fluid.
How temperature, salinity, and contaminants shift the safety margin for water-walking spiders.
How hair density, geometry, and wax chemistry keep legs non-wetting even under repeated impacts.
Estimating capillary length, interface slope, and the pressure window that keeps a leg afloat.
Editorial checklist
- Start with physical principles before zooming into spider morphology or experimental data.
- State assumptions and units up front; include simple calculations when they clarify the narrative.
- Trace claims to primary literature in the bibliography.
- Keep vocabulary aligned with the glossary so readers never guess a definition.
- Close with practical implications or open questions for follow-up experiments.
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Categories
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