In keeping with the fact that today is Easter, the natural world provided its own brand of resurrection: on the calm surface of favored places along the Noah-sized stream, the "Jesus Bugs" came out of hiding and and began "walking" on water. This is a sign that better days are ahead, and watching the insects, which are true bugs and less sacrilegiously called Water Striders, is a study in miracles. They really do skate across the surfaces of tiny ponds, and their feet are so well designed that they can be held on the top of the water by surface tension alone. In this picture, the bug's talent is hard to notice, since, because of the transparency of the water, it looks like the Strider is simply walking on solid rock. Not so—it's riding along with the bubbles in an endless search for food and mates.