Respiration in Aquatic Insects:
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/aquatic.html
Aquatic Insect Respiration:
http://thedragonflywoman.com/2010/02/11/aqinsectresp/
Respiration in Aquatic Organisms:
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/aquatic/sextant/respire.htm (compares various methods of aquatic respiration)
Plastron Respiration by Aquatic Insects (collection of images related to plastron respiration):
http://websrv.mece.ualberta.ca/mrflynn/bio.html
Could humans make use of beetle-inspired plastron breathing?:
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=99874 (forum open to debate)
Argyroneta aquatica: Water Spider:
http://eol.org/pages/1200199/overview
Argyroneta aquatica (Water Spider):
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th11f(5).htm
Underwater spiders use webs as 'gills':
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110609/full/news.2011.357.html
Diving bell spider – Argyroneta aquatica:
http://cabinetoffreshwatercuriosities.com/2010/11/11/diving-bell-spider/
SuperHydroPhobic Coating:
http://superhydrophobiccoating.com/
Water spider (Argyroneta aquatica):
http://www.arkive.org/water-spider/argyroneta-aquatica/ (Photo gallery)
Some cool Videos
Argyroneta aquatica - The amazing water spider:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqyhhSzv4Hs
The diving techniques of bell spiders (water spiders):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zvA8Ak7hY&feature=fvwrel
Argyroneta aquatica (Water Spider) - Edit 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ezAuWtNEo
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