Water Spider
Argyroneta aquatica
Classification
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Dictynidae
Argyroneta aquatica, l'Argyronète, est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Argyronetidae. Il s'agit de la seule espèce du genre Argyroneta non fossile. Elle vit quasi intégralement sous l'eau dans une cloche de plongée.
The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water. It is the only member of the genus Argyroneta and the type genus of the family Argyronetidae. When out of the water, the spider ranges in colour from mid to dark brown, although the hairs on the abdomen give it a dark grey, velvet-like appearance.
La araña de agua (Argyroneta aquatica) es una especie de araña araneomorfa de la familia Dictynidae. Se encuentra en Europa y Asia. Descripción Presenta la parte anterior del cuerpo (prosoma) de color marrón oscuro y la posterior (opistosoma) gris.
Distribution
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