Can you get a Argyroneta aquatica for a tank? Do you know of web pages that talk about keeping as pets? Or how you get one?
2007-02-10 06:57:08 · 3 answers · asked by lady_jane_az 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I've never heard of one being sold as a pet. But, that would be an interesting project. I don't even know how you would go about finding one -- they have a website maybe you could locate one that way. Feeding them or providing food for them to capture would be a chore - I do know that in addition to water insects they will also eat small or baby fish maybe you could feed them feeder guppies or something like that.
2007-02-18 04:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water spider is found throughout Britain (2). It occurs throughout northern and central Europe, in Siberia and northern Asia (6).
This species is the only spider in the world that spends its entire life under water. It has a number of adaptations for this aquatic life-style. The abdomen and legs are densely covered in short hairs that trap air when the spider is submerged. Although the spider is velvet-grey out of the water, when it is in the water the air trapped around its body gives it a silvery appearance, which has been likened to quick-silver (mercury). This is one of the very few spiders in which the males are larger than the females. Although this species has been placed in a separate family, the Argyronetidae, recent scientific studies examining fossil spiders suggest that it should be placed in the family Cybaeidae.
2007-02-10 15:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have not heard of a pet store that sells them
2007-02-10 15:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by mike d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋