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InvertebrateLCLeast Concern

Water Spider

Argyroneta aquatica

About

The world's only truly aquatic spider, constructing a silken diving bell filled with air bubbles in which it lives and breeds. Found in ponds and slow rivers, it is a fierce predator of aquatic invertebrates and small fish.

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Quick Facts

Category
Invertebrate
Latin name
Argyroneta aquatica
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.