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The Diving Bell Spider. This is a species of arachnid endemic to range that includes northern Asia, and northern and central Europe. They are unique in that many individuals spend their entire lives underwater! This species spins a web cocoon, in which they spend their lives. If the water in which they live is well oxygenated gas exchange takes place through the web cocoon, with oxygen being diffused in and carbon dioxide being diffused out. If the surrounding water is not well oxygenated…

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"The Water Spider or Diving Bell Spider, is the only completely aquatic spider in the world. It is found in Europe and Asia, from the UK to Siberia, and lives in ponds, slow moving streams and shallow lakes. Since it cannot take oxygen directly from water, the Water Spider builds an underwater retreat with silk, and fills it with air it carries from the surface (by trapping air bubbles in the hairs that cover its body and legs)." Water Spider, Spider Fact, Diving Bell, Black Lagoon, Arachnids, Wildlife Nature, Ocean Creatures, Holiday Projects, Spiders

Warning! If you are arachnophobic you may not want to see this list, but I really suggest that you do. You may find that these creatures are more diverse and fascinating than they are creepy. Spiders have never ceased to amaze me; they are among the most abundant predators in the world and have adapted to almost any imaginable habitat except for the sea, giving rise to countless species many of which remain unknown to science. If people would stop to watch spiders instead of simply squashing…

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