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Diving bell spider: The only aquatic arachnid that creates a web underwater to live in

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The diving bell spider is the only spider to live almost completely underwater.

It survives by creating a diving bell, spinning a web between underwater plants.

Male diving bell spiders are larger and heavier than females.

Females appear to prefer mating with large males, despite the hefty risks involved.