Diving Bell Spider (Water Spider)

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Diving Bell Spider: Nature's Only Aquatic Arachnid Builds Bubble Pods To Breathe

🕸️ The Diving Bell Spider 🫧 🕷️ The Diving Bell Spider, or Argyroneta aquatica, is the only spider known to live almost entirely underwater. These spiders create air chambers from silk, allowing them to breathe underwater by extracting dissolved oxygen from the water, much like a gill. Found in freshwater habitats across Northern and Central Europe to parts of Asia, these spiders prefer calm waters like ponds and slow-moving streams. With hydrophobic hairs on its abdomen and legs, the spider c