Argyroneta

Talking about water spiders, years ago back in England I kept a diving bell spider Argyroneta aquatica in a freshwater aquarium which contained lots of plants and many other local critters.

Huge spider with hairy legs AYDIN 2009

The circumstance of spiders of the same species, but of different sexes and ages, being found on several occasions at the distance of many leagues from the land, attached in vast numbers to the lines, renders it probable that the habit of sailing through the air is as characteristic of this tribe, as that of diving is of the Argyroneta.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

The circumstance of spiders of the same species, but of different sexes and ages, being found on several occasions at the distance of many leagues from the land, attached in vast numbers to the lines, renders it probable that the habit of sailing through the air is as characteristic of this tribe, as that of diving is of the Argyroneta.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

The circumstance of spiders of the same species, but of different sexes and ages, being found on several occasions at the distance of many leagues from the land, attached in vast numbers to the lines, renders it probable that the habit of sailing through the air is as characteristic of this tribe, as that of diving is of the Argyroneta.

Chapter VIII 1909

There are a few spiders about the seashore, and a few that can survive douching with freshwater, but the particular case of the true water-spider, _Argyroneta natans_, stands by itself because the creature, as regards the female at least, has _conquered_ the sub-aquatic environment.

The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897

Another, the Argyroneta, or Water Spider, builds herself an elegant silken diving-bell, in which she stores air.

The Life of the Spider Jean-Henri Fabre 1869

The water spider spends the almost their entire life in the water, so the main habitat, Britain, for the Argyroneta aquatica is ideal for them, since

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

Another the Dolomedes, that runs over the surface of the water in pursuit of its prey, and dives down to escape from its enemies; and, strangest of all, the Argyroneta, that has its luminous dwelling at the bottom of streams; and just as a mason carries bricks and mortar to its building, so does this spider carry down bubbles of air from the surface to enlarge its mysterious house, in which it lays its eggs and rears its young.

The Naturalist in La Plata 1881

The water spider spends the almost their entire life in the water, so the main habitat, Britain, for the Argyroneta aquatica is ideal for them, since Britain is covered on every side by water. [

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

The water spider spends the almost their entire life in the water, so the main habitat, Britain, for the Argyroneta aquatica is ideal for them, since Britain is covered on every side by water. [

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009