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The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water. It is the only member of the genus Argyroneta . [ 6 ] When out of the water, the spider ranges in colour from mid to dark brown, although the hairs on the abdomen give it a dark grey, velvet -like appearance. [ 7 ]
Female water spiders (Argyroneta aquatica) build underwater "diving bell" webs which they fill with air and use for digesting prey, molting, mating and raising offspring. They live almost entirely within the bells, darting out to catch prey animals that touch the bell or the threads that anchor it.
The Japanese water spider spins four main kinds of silk: (1) silk used for the diving bell, (2) silk to anchor the diving bell to water plants, (3) silk for "walking" so as to get prey and mate, and (4) silk for the egg-cocoon. [5] The diving bell silk is "used for breathing," that is it serves to oxygenate the diving bell. [6]
In 1988, Australian screenwriter Andrew Wright participated in a diving expedition to the Pannikin Plains cave system, which turned to disaster when flash floods collapsed the entrance to the caves.
Cybaeidae is a family of spiders first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. [1] The diving bell spider or water spider Argyroneta aquatica was previously included in this family, but is now in the family Dictynidae. [2] [3]
Mizugumo Monmon (水グモもんもん, lit. Water Spider Monmon) is a fifteen-minute Japanese animated short film released on January 3, 2006. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for anime production house Studio Ghibli. [1]
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