Diving Bell Spider. The spider breathes air which it traps in a dome shaped web that it suspends between aquatic plants. Researchers have found that their air bubbles act like gills, extracting oxygen from the water and that the spiders only need to resurface once a day to replenish their air supply. | Raw and savage.

No scuba gear? No problem! 🤿🕷️️ This underwater architect builds an air bubble fortress in the pond where he can hunt, rest, and spin a web below the surface. | National Geographic Animals

🕸️ 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

This spider actually weaves air bubbles to live underwater. | Seeker Media

No gills or blowholes necessary—this spider has figured out its own unique trick for breathing underwater 🕷️ Inspired by Pixar's A Bug's Life and narrated by Awkwafina, #ARealBugsLife is now streaming on Disney ! | National Geographic