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Water spider
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What's The Definition Of Water spider?Synonyms | Synonyms for Water spider: Related Terms | Find terms related to Water spider: See Also | Water spider In Webster's Dictionary \Wa"ter spi"der\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An aquatic European spider ({Argyoneta aquatica}) which
constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on
water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of
silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with
air which the spider carries down in the form of small
bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind
feet. Called also {diving spider}.
(b) A water mite.
(c) Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water,
especially the large American species ({Dolomedes
lanceolatus}) which runs rapidly on the surface of water;
-- called also {raft spider}.
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