Hello,
I was filming my jar that i filled last summer.
I saw a lot of movement a few moments before. To my suprise i see what looks like a spider. There where a few critters i could not identify but it looked like the spider was chasing them. I like peacefull environments so should i remove it? And is it a good hunter under water? Thank you.
by Yuri_NL
12 Comments
Awesome. New fear unlocked. Thanks!
I googled diving spider, and there is something called a diving bell spider that looks a lot like the one you have here.
Jesus I don’t think the English language has the words to explain how this makes me feel!
That little mfer is using the bubble to get around that’s dope
YES this is an underwater spider!! Pretty damn rare!!
If you filled this last summer (edit: northern hemisphere) that’s impressive that it’s been able to find enough to survive in there. Congrats on a thriving ecosystem. I’d remove it for it’s own and tankmates safety, maybe in the grass at a pond
I instantly recognized it as a water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) because of the air bubble it carries on its abdomen. That’s how it brings oxygen down to its underwater “diving bell” web. I thought this was common knowledge because I grew up watching Water Spider-Wonder Spider, a Hungarian cartoon about a water spider. I watched the Dutch version in the Netherlands, but apparently that show only aired in a few European countries. I’ve also never actually seen a real one before. Now I’ve got the ridiculously catchy intro stuck in my head again….
Nature is amazing!
I think you should keep it, and actively give it more critters to eat. That’s what id do anyway
That is such a wonderful creature to observe! Could you bring it back to where you got it?
I’m at read the comments yet but I’m going to throw one out there. Somehow you managed to catch one of those spiders that uses an air bubble to swim underwater. Awesome.
Ok, it creeped me out at first but now that I’ve read about diving bell spiders, this is very cool to witness OP.