per splash water bottle or half-second in water or rain, which can kill them. ... Striders still take damage from rain even if they are in lava. However, they are not harmed when standing in a filled cauldron.

Can Striders die from being cold?

So basically if a Strider gets wet a new texture of it being even more cold then just not being in lava will be shown. Then it will take some damage. You can give it a carpet to warm it up, or put it back in lava or on fire.

Why are my Striders disappearing?

Base on the study, some important conclusions can be drawn: Domestic pollution of rural ponds, especial detergent pollution is one major reason for the disappearance of water strider. Water strider can be considered as one kind of bio-indicator for domestic pollution of small water body in countryside.