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Incredible: This Underwater Spider Has an Actual Scuba Tank

Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week

English - March 20, 2017 16:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 31 ratings
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The scuba spider is the only arachnid to live exclusively underwater, despite lacking gills. Its secret, like its name suggests, is a makeshift oxygen supply.