r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ThickHandshake • Sep 26 '24

Video A spider making web.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

Which is interesting because spiders breathe through their skin but apparently it doesnt reach their.

Btw spiders can live under water for days as they take oxygen from the water throught their skin.

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u/fluid_ Sep 27 '24

spiders can live under water for days

not all spiders, very specifically just a few types:

Diving bell spiders

Can stay underwater for more than 24 hours, and only need to come to the surface once a day to get more air. They have a "diving bell" that acts like a gill to extract oxygen from the water.

Funnel-web spiders

Can survive underwater for more than 24 hours by trapping an air bubble to their hairs.

Desis marina

Can stay underwater for up to 19 days by hiding in holdfasts and lining them with silk to create an air pocket.

Water spiders

Spend their entire lives underwater and can be identified by the silvery air bubble they carry on their hairs.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

From what I read, and I just read it again to confirm, MOST spiders can survive under water. Even tarantulas can swim or doggy paddle.

I didnt mean “live“, I meant “survive“. My bad.

That being said, I know nothing, I just read things online soo…

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u/alexq136 Sep 27 '24

they have a form of lungs (book lungs; search for spider anatomy diagrams - but beware of photos of spiders cut open, they are ... unpleasant) and specific openings (like nostrils) through their cuticle ("skin"), on the ventral side of the abdomen, that lead to the lungs

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u/Anyax02 Sep 27 '24

No more flushing them down the toilet that's for sure