The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica), also known as the water spider, is native to freshwater habitats across Europe, as well as Central and Northern Asia. They are found from the British ...

Unusually for spiders, male diving bell spiders are larger and heavier than females. A 2003 study in the journal Evolutionary Ecology Research looked at why this might be and found that for the ...

Some spiders can sail quite adeptly and use lines of web to fly through the air, allowing them to travel large distances across water, researchers find. CNN values your feedback 1.

The 'cannibal' diving bell spider – or water spider – lives underwater, but this map reveals where it hides in England, Scotland and Wales. Metro logo Search Metro ...