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tal@lemmy.today 2 months agoThe only spider you will mostly find in a lake are diving bell spiders.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider
The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water.
That sounds neat.
Their bite is often described as being very painful to humans and as causing localised inflammation, vomiting, and slight feverishness that disappears after 5-10 days.
That sounds less agreeable than the giant raft spider.
tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 months ago
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It’s really hard to get bitten by any spider. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to get bitten by spider that lives underwater. I have to check those wiki sources …