The water spider looks green and has long legs. It has two body parts. The water spider lives in ponds underwater. It makes a bell shaped web. The water spider swims upside down and is the only spider, which can swim freely underwater. The water spider eats water bugs. It traps a bubble of air and brings it below to its home so that it can breathe while it is under water! The Water Spider traps food in the bubble. Water spiders use silk to house their eggs underwater. They hibernate in the winter. Water spiders are only found in Europe.

Photograph of the water spider