For a frog or other amphibious animal, fleeing into the water and hiding for an extended period from predators is the norm, but it's a bit of an unusual tactic for a spider.
spiders weren't previously known to hide underwater from threats – and certainly not for so long."
Back in July 2019, the researchers were near a stream at the Las Cruces Biological Station in the Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica, when they saw aWhen the researchers tried to capture it, the spider took off over the surface of the water – which these spiders are known to do. After the researchers continued the pursuit, the spider did something surprising – it scuttled down a rock and submerged itself around 25 centimeters under the water, and then stayed there… for over half an hour.
Although their observations are based on only one spider encounter so far, the secret behind this ability seems to be a 'film' of air surrounding its whole body. The hairs covering the spider are so water-repelling, they can seemingly produce a kind of shield out of air to protect the spider from the harshness of the water.
"The film of air surrounding the spider when it is underwater appears to be held in place by hydrophobic hairs covering the spider's entire body surface,""It's so complete that the spider almost looks like it's been dipped in silver. The film of air might serve to keep the respiratory openings away from water, since these spiders are air-breathing. The film of air might also help to minimize thermal loss to the cold stream water that the spider submerges itself in.
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