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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
'' | The A. aquatica is the one and only spider to live permanently underwater. It has a thin layer of oxygen trapped against it's body to breathe, and only goes to the water's surface to replenish oxygen[[http://www.bogleech.com/bio-spiders2.html 1]]. | ||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[File:example.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | [[File:example.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | ||
Water spiders can be found mainly throughout Britain, but can be seen in Central and Northern Europe, Northern Asia, and Siberia. You can find them anywhere from ponds, slow moving streams, shallow lakes, and basically wherever you can find lots of aquatic vegetation[[http://www.arkive.org/water-spider/argyroneta-aquatica/info.html#reference_1 1]]. The environment is perfect for the water spider since the spider won't float off down the stream or into another part of the water, it tends to be Southern-bias though. The water spider spends the almost their entire life in the water, so the main habitat, Britain, for the Argyroneta aquatica is ideal for them, since Britain is covered on every side by water.[[http://wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue9/watspidr.htm 6]] | Water spiders can be found mainly throughout Britain, but can be seen in Central and Northern Europe, Northern Asia, and Siberia. The water spider does not do anything that helps it's aquatic environment. | ||
You can find them anywhere from ponds, slow moving streams, shallow lakes, and basically wherever you can find lots of aquatic vegetation in the above locations[[http://www.arkive.org/water-spider/argyroneta-aquatica/info.html#reference_1 1]]. The environment is perfect for the water spider since the spider won't float off down the stream or into another part of the water, it tends to be Southern-bias though. The water spider spends the almost their entire life in the water, so the main habitat, Britain, for the Argyroneta aquatica is ideal for them, since Britain is covered on every side by water.[[http://wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue9/watspidr.htm 6]] | |||
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*5 [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Argyroneta_aquatica Wikispecies] author, publisher, date. | *5 [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Argyroneta_aquatica Wikispecies] author, publisher, date. | ||
*6 [http://wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue9/watspidr.htm Argyroneta Surfaces Again] John Partridge, WBRC, date unknown. | *6 [http://wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue9/watspidr.htm Argyroneta Surfaces Again] John Partridge, WBRC, date unknown. | ||
* [http://www. | *7 [http://www.bogleech.com/bio-spiders2.html] Jonathan C. Wojcik, Bogleech, date unknown. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
