Life aquatic for many spider species

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have found that nearly one fifth of all spider families are associated with saltwater or freshwater aquatic habitats. Their findings address the common misconception that all spiders dwell on land, and reveal surprising evolutionary pathways of this group from a land-based existence back to a water-based existence.

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