Seonglae ChoSpider uses film of air to hide underwater for over half an hour
Last year, we heard how anole lizards are able to breathe underwater from an air bubble on their nose. One of the scientists involved in that study has now documented a spider doing something similar - although the bubble covers its whole body.
https://newatlas.com/biology/spider-air-film-underwater
Spiders are much smarter than you think
People tend to associate intelligence with brain size. And as a general guideline, this makes sense: more brain cells, more mental capabilities. Humans, and many of the other animals we've come to think of as unusually bright, such as chimpanzees and dolphins, all have large brains.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/spiders-are-much-smarter-than-you-think/
