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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The diving bell spider is the only member of its group to spend its entire life underwater. But it still needs to breathe air, and it does so by building its own diving bell. First, it spins a ...

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 ...

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France has found a way to improve the conversion of CO 2 into fuels by mimicking the behavior of the diving bell spider. In their ...

However, only one species of spider has joined them: the diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica. "It is an iconic animal; I had read about the spider as a small boy in popular literature about ...