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DETACHABLE GILL

Eurasian diving bell spiders breathe underwater by staying close to air bubbles that they trap in webbing. These air bells work like “physical gills,” researchers say, drawing oxygen in from the surrounding water. Credit: Stefan Hetz, adapted with permission from Jo. of Experimental Bio.

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