The bells have been around since at least the time of Aristotle, but in the rivers and lakes of Europe, one animal has been using similar structures for far longer – the diving bell spider.

Here’s how it works. Why it's awesome: As its name suggests, the diving bell spider lives almost completely underwater; it's the only spider to do so. It still needs to breathe air though ...

There is only one species of spider in the world that spends its entire life underwater. It is called the diving bell spider or the water spider. A spider that lives underwater is amazing enough ...

Two biologists recently studied how often the spider has to get to the surface of the water. They found diving bell spiders in the wild, and poked sensors into their bells. To their surprise ...

Because of the positioning of these book lungs and tracheae, the diving bell spider need only place its bum into the bell in order to breathe, all the better for eying potential prey through the ...

Unlike the majority of spiders, which dwell on land, the diving bell spider spends most of its life underwater. It is the only species of spider that is able to thrive in such a watery habitat.

The secrets of an extraordinary species of spider, which is the only one to live its entire life underwater, have been uncovered by scientists. They found that the diving bell spider, Argyroneta ...

The diving bell spider is an architectural mastermind. Before you call me crazy, just hear me out. Like every other spider on Earth, Agyroneda aquatica must breathe air. But that’s tricky when ...