Water spider  (Argyroneta aquatica)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Information authenticated by Dr Peter Merrett of the British Arachnological Society:
http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/index.html

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (January2004)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Roberts, M. J (1993) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, part 1- text. Harley Books, Colchester.
  3. Schutz, D. (2003) The biology of Argyroneta aquatica.
    http://members.surfeu.at/dolores
  4. Schütz, D. & Taborsky, M. (2003) Adaptations to an aquatic life may be responsible for the reversed sexual size dimorphism in the water spider, Argyoneta aquatica. Evolutionary Ecology Research 5: 105-117.
  5. Seldon, P. A. (2002) Missing links between Argyoneta and Cybaeidae revealed by fossil spiders. The Journal of Arachnology 30:189-200.
  6. Merrett, P. (2004) Pers. comm.
  7. Worcestershire Biological Records Centre (February 2003)
    http://www.wbrc.org.uk