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  2. Diving bell spider - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Spiders could theoretically eat every human on earth in one year

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    Spiders could, theoretically, eat every single human on earth within one year. It gets worse. Those humans consume about 400 million tons of meat and fish each year, so ultimately, the tiny ...

  4. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] [7] However, most of these spiders still need a mostly carnivorous diet to survive, and lab studies have shown that they become unhealthy when fed only plants. [6] One exception is a species of jumping spider called Bagheera kiplingi, which is largely herbivorous, feeding mainly on the sugar rich Beltian bodies produced by acacia plants ...

  5. Cybaeidae - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. These spiders use fuzzy built-in scuba suits to hide ... - AOL

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    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.

  7. Japanese water spider - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Joro spiders are back in the news. Here's what the experts ...

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    A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States. Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many ...

  9. Spider silk - Wikipedia

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    Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders. Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey, to entangle and restrain prey before biting, to transmit tactile information, or as nests or cocoons to protect their offspring.