Waterbugs

According to Woodward, Jones clashed with members of Obama's inner circle - whom he derisively nicknamed "waterbugs" - and complained about limited access to the president. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When he drank from a spring, only waterbugs looked back at him, and whose body was that that itched, whose hand that did the scratching? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The wheel rolled to a stop, and bubbles of oxygen slid off of it to skitter upon the surface of his stagnant blood like waterbugs attending to some dizzy business. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Full-on athletic power meets the delicacy of waterbugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In CA where I come from, they are called “waterbugs”- but this one sure looks like a humongous roach. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The “Jap swimmers were as thick as waterbugs,” recorded Halsey in his memoir. ❋ Evan Thomas (2006)

Every morning, Maud practices her jujitsu on waterbugs that have a mean height of six feet. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I have been sitting on the tiny footbridge watching waterbugs skating on the still small pool, thinking about Henry. ❋ Niffenegger, Audrey (2003)

Roland shot him a sharp glance, but Cuthbert was looking down at the harbor, where the small fishing boats skittered to and fro like waterbugs. ❋ King, Stephen (1997)

Cars below us glided like bright-eyed waterbugs as the lights of civilization flickered like small fires in the trees. ❋ Patricia Cornwell (1994)

Feluccas plied the water, skimming like waterbugs, their triangular sails reflecting on a surface gone slate in the midday heat. ❋ Lambert, Willa (1982)

They ate by the transparent brook, watching waterbugs swim anxiously back and forth. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1978)

Like the waterbugs in the stream, worries darted rapidly through Luke's mind. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1978)

Because the leaven of his wife's threat that her life will be shortened is working in his bosom and he beholds her in his restless dreams crushed to death beneath a myriad of waterbugs, all for the lack of an inch of closet-room. ❋ Robert Grant (1896)

Like the irresponsible black waterbugs on summer ponds, they crawl and circle and hustle about idiotically without aim or purpose. ❋ O. Henry (1886)

Girl 1: "I have too many [haters] so what do I do?" Girl 2: "Just [waterbug] them hoes (large [sunglasses]) ❋ Kc1234 (2013)

[Newcomer] to South Texas: "[OH.MY.GOD]. The biggest roach ever just ran across my foot out in the garage." Texan: "Oh that was just a [waterbug]." ❋ Ladypimpslap (2011)

"do u see that guy trying to curl [5 pounds].. [ttl] [waterbug]" "look now adam has a nickname for how scrawny he is... [WaterBug]" ❋ Bleb!!! (2006)

" when [that player] was given the ball, The [Waterbug] Footballer ran all the way to the goal" " [That player] is a Waterbug Baller------no one can catch him when he gets the ball " ❋ GiTTins Momma (2016)

Dumb Girl 1: Did you see [Jenny] get that awesome dress and makeup for Christmas? Dumb Girl 2: Yeah , I'm sooooooo [Jelly] Jenny: [Hold on]. let me get my Holiday Waterbugs ❋ ThatWeirdGirl (2013)