He caught a reassuring water spider in the swamp, of a kind that eats mosquito larvae, but patiently explained that the real worry is smaller receptacles such as the crevices in bromeliad plants, which typically need only to be drained.
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The Japanese water spider (Argyroneta aquatica japonica) is a subspecies of the water spider. In Japanese it is called the mizugumo. The Japanese water spider is almost exactly like its European cousin. The only distinction between the two is that the Japanese water spider has larger genitalia.
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There has been some debate amongst arachnologists as to whether the water spider (A. a. aquatica) belongs to the family Cybinidae or Argyronetidae. In this article the Japanese water spider (A. a. japonica) is listed as being in the family Argyronetidae, because the subspecies authority, Hirotsugu Ono, chose to place it in this family.
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In 2002 Hirotsugu Ono proposed that the Japanese water spider be hitherto known as a subspecies of the water spider. Ono had collected Japanese specimens of the water spider and found that species in Europe and Japan differed: > An infraspection classification is herewith proposed mainly on the basis of > a slight difference in the shape of male palp recognized between specimens > from Europe and Japan.ONO, H. "New and Remarkable Spiders of the Families > Liphistiidae, Argyronetidae, Pisauridae, Theridiidae and Araneidae > (Arachnida) from Japan." Bull Natl Sci Mus Ser A 28.1 (2002): 51-60.
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Like its cousin, the Japanese water spider lives under water by constructing diving bells, underwater spheres which contain oxygen, which they live in.
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In the water spider Argyroneta aquatica, where males and females permanently live in the waterSchutz, D. & Taborsky, M. Sexual Selection in the Water Spider: Female Choice and Male-Male Competition. Ethology 117, 1101–1110 (2011). the males are larger, indicating sexual selective pressures for large body size. The large male water spiders are more mobile, helping them obtain more females.
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Trechalea gertschi, the long-legged water spider, is a species of true spider in the family Trechaleidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
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Females of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica build underwater "diving bell" webs which they fill with air and use for digesting prey, molting, mating and raising offspring. They live almost entirely within the bells, darting out to catch prey animals that touch the bell or the threads that anchor it.Schütz, D. and Taborsky, M., (2003). Adaptations to an aquatic life may be responsible for the reversed sexual size dimorphism in the water spider, Argyroneta aquatica.
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Another design widely agreed upon is the water spider with a cross-in-circle design on its cephalothorax. Spider gorgets have a widespread distribution but are commonly found in what is now Illinois.
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The Japanese water spider spins four main kinds of silk: (1) silk used for the diving bell, (2) silk to anchor the diving bell to water plants, (3) silk for “walking” so as to get prey and mate, and (4) silk for the egg-cocoon.De Bakker, D., et al. "Description of the Structure of Different Silk Threads Produced by the Water Spider Argyroneta Aquatica (Clerck, 1757)(Araneae: Cybaeidae)." Belgian Journal of Zoology 136.2 (2006): 137-43. The diving bell silk is “used for breathing,” that is it serves to oxygenate the diving bell.
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The water spider is said to have first brought fire to the inhabitants of the earth in the basket on her back.Powell, J. W. Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Part 1, 1897-98. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Page 242.
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The young do not balloon like other spiders do, rather, they leave their nest and find their new homes by swimming.Masumoto, T., et al. "Time Budget of Activity in the Water Spider Argyroneta Aquatica (Araneae: Argyronetidae) Under Rearing Conditions." Acta Arachnologica 47.2 (1998): 125-31.
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As his mother, Graile was poisoned with water spider venom and kept hidden, most likely to use as bait for Tal. With the disappearance of her two older brothers (Tal having fallen off the tower at this point), Kusi is sent to live with her dreadful aunts.
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Schuetz, D., and M. Taborsky. "Adaptations to an Aquatic Life may be Responsible for the Reversed Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Water Spider, Argyroneta Aquatica." Evolutionary Ecology Research 5.1 (2003): 105-17. Females and juveniles are active during the night, while males are active during the daytime.
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Mizu gumo (Japanese: 水蜘蛛, lit. 'water spider') was a water crossing device used by ninja. In one description a device was worn like a harness around the hips and had small air pockets to keep the ninja afloat. Another description says that two were used and worn like shoes.
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Hoot Owl and Horned Owl tried but weren't successful either. The animals sent the snakes, but they choked on the smoke before they could get close enough to the fire. The rest of the animals were so fearful they could only come up with reasons why not to go. Finally, little Water Spider said she would do it.
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The Japanese water spider is unusual in that males are almost always larger than females. This is called sexual size dimorphism (SSD). When water spiders mate the male begins by approaching the female's diving bell. He then chases her out of the diving bell and they begin “courtship swimming.” They then return to the female's diving bell to mate.
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In 2006 Hayao Miyazaki produced a short film titled "Mizugumo Monmon". The film's main character is a Japanese Water Spider, named Monmon, who falls in love with a water skimmer. The water skimmer is at first frightened of him, but eventually she falls in love with him. The film is only shown in Miyazaki's Ghibli Museum.
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Sphagnum mosses and creeping willow are found in wetter areas. Secondary woodland on acid London clay is mainly oak and hornbeam, with an understorey of holly. Ponds support the rare water violet and a rich invertebrate fauna such as great crested and smooth newts, the water spider and eight species of dragonfly. Birds include the great-spotted woodpecker and nuthatch.
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A portable listening device (saoto hikigane) was used to eavesdrop on conversations and detect sounds. The mizugumo was a set of wooden shoes supposedly allowing the ninja to walk on water. They were meant to work by distributing the wearer's weight over the shoes' wide bottom surface. The word mizugumo is derived from the native name for the Japanese water spider (Argyroneta aquatica japonica).
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The other animals knew she was fast over the water, but they doubted she could bring back any fire. “I’ll manage,” she said. So, Water Spider spun her thread into a small bowl on her back and then crossed the water to the island and its burning tree. She collected a small piece of coal from the fire and placed it in her basket.
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In The Zuni Emergence Myth, Water Spider appears and uses his body and long legs to find the center of the earth so that the Zuni people could live there in order for their views to not be swayed in one way. Also, according to the Zuni, string games were given to them by Grandmother Spider.Allan and Paulette Macfarlan (1958). Handbook of American Indian Games, p.189. .
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The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water. It is the only member of the genus Argyroneta. When out of the water, the spider ranges in colour from mid to dark brown, although the hairs on the abdomen give it a dark grey, velvet-like appearance. It is native to freshwater habitats in Europe and Asia.
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On 15 November 2015, it was confirmed that McCann would be participating in the fifteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She arrived as a late arrival alongside Vicky Pattison and Spencer Matthews. She finished in third place on 6 December. During the final, McCann had to eat a live water spider as part of a bushtucker trial, which generated nearly 1,500 complaints to Ofcom.
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Tal's mother, who for most of the series is ill with a mysterious disease (turning out to be water spider venom). She is healed by Tal before he was captured by Sushin. At that time, Graile pretended to still be ill so that later on she would be able to follow Tal's instructions of finding Milla and the Icecarls. Her Spiritshadow is an owl about the size of Tal.
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This sits on a log and can be used to eat the passing dragonflies. It also acts as an extra life as if all three tadpoles are lost, the frog will reproduce before leaving with its mate for a different colony. You must create another frog before the pond can continue to 'evolve'. Further 'evolutions' include the water spider (which can trap the tadpole with its web line) and water fleas which can eat your spawn (spare lives).
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He rides disguised across Koth to the Tarnhold, Khoraja's infamous prison fortress. Gaining entry through an underwater passage guarded by a giant water spider, he finds Yasmala indeed present, but in voluntary retirement. Armiro and some of his retainers, who had secretly followed Conan, burst in on the two; in the incursion, Yasmala's maid, Vateesa, is critically injured. The enemies renew their combat, but Conan falters when Yasmala begs him to spare Armiro, now revealed as her son.
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Habenaria repens, commonly called the water-spider bog orchid or the floating orchid, is an orchid species widespread across Latin America from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina, as well as in the Southeastern United States from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida and the Carolinas plus an isolated population in Virginia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of North America v 26 p 582, Habenaria repens Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 190. 1818.
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Females of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica build underwater "diving bell" webs that they fill with air and use for digesting prey, molting, mating and raising offspring. They live almost entirely within the bells, darting out to catch prey animals that touch the bell or the threads that anchor it. A few spiders use the surfaces of lakes and ponds as "webs", detecting trapped insects by the vibrations that these cause while struggling. Net-casting spiders weave only small webs, but then manipulate them to trap prey.
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At some point in time, Tal's mother is poisoned, presumably by Sharrakor, with water spider venom. At that time however, it was still believed by the family to be a mysterious illness, and they believe they would find a cure in the spirit world Aenir, where the Chosen all visit during an appointed time called the Day of Ascension. As they wait eagerly for this, Tal's father suddenly disappears. Tal at the time has yet no clue as to what nature his father's work was, but was told he was appointed a special mission from the Empress.
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Upon the disappearance of their father amidst the illness (Water spider venom) of their mother, Tal finds the situation worsened by his little brother and sister. Gref, a nine- year-old who not only caused trouble, but was just as good at evading responsibility for it, constantly bugs his older brother if he can do anything to help. Meanwhile, a much younger Kusi would often cry for her mom or dad, turning her back on Tal's attempts to cheer her up. When Tal climbs the Red Tower, Gref secretly follows him, but gets himself caught by one of Sharrakor's men.
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Seismic communication is the exchange of information using self- generated vibrational signals transmitted via a substrate such as the soil, water, spider webs, plant stems, or a blade of grass. This form of communication has several advantages, for example it can be sent regardless of light and noise levels, and it usually has a short range and short persistence, which may reduce the danger of detection by predators. The use of seismic communication is found in many taxa, including frogs, kangaroo rats, mole rats, bees, nematode worms, and others. Tetrapods usually make seismic waves by drumming on the ground with a body part, a signal that is sensed by the sacculus of the receiver.
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The Potawatomi teach their children about the "Seven Grandfather Teachings" of wisdom, respect, love, honesty, humility, bravery, and truth toward each other and all creation, each one of which teaches them the equality and importance of their fellow tribesmen and respect for all of nature’s creations. The story itself teaches the importance of patience and listening as it follows the Water Spider's journey to retrieve fire for the other animals to survive the cold. As the other animals step forth one after another to proclaim that they shall be the ones to retrieve the fire, the Water spider sits and waits while listening to her fellow animals. As they finish and wrestle with their fears, she steps forward and announces that she will be the one to bring it back.
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