Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Quick, think of every place you’ve seen a spider. A forest ...

In the days before scuba tanks, people used to explore the underwater world with the aid of diving bells. These large open-bottomed chambers were dunked into the water, and divers used the air trapped ...

Gazing into the depths of a pond, it's hard to miss the insects that whirl and zip beneath the surface. However, only one species of spider has joined them: the diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica ...