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The diving bell spider stores air underwater in a net of silk explain how this could be more advantageous than having gills

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Using its web as a gill, the diving-bell spider can live underwater with only occasional visits to the surface. The arachnid (Argyroneta aquatica) breathes air from a bubble that it grabs from the surface of water using fine hairs on its abdomen.

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