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Diving bell spider

Argyroneta aquatica

199Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr21
May21
Jun18
Jul58
Aug17
Sep22
Oct12
Nov0
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England25
2Cambridgeshire England17
3Isle of Anglesey Wales16
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland15
5Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland14
6Powys Wales12
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland12
8Worcestershire England10
9Kent England8
10Highland Scotland6
11Essex England4
12Lincolnshire England4
13Suffolk England3
14Cumbria England3
15Mid Ulster Northern Ireland3
97 England11 Scotland41 Wales37 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
199
Peak month
July
Counties with records
29
Scientific name
Argyroneta aquatica
Group
Spiders
NBN Atlas records since 2000
181
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Dictynidae
Genus
Argyroneta
Name with authority
Argyroneta aquatica (Clerck, 1757)
Described
1757

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q119195 · GBIF 2179068