Lake Midorogaike Biota

深泥池生物群集 · Midorogaikeseibutsugunshuu

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: June 14, 1927
Location: 京都府京都市北区上賀茂深泥池町
Prefectures: Kyoto
Scientific name: Argyroneta aquatica

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Diving Bell Spider

The diving bell spider is Japan's only spider that lives almost entirely underwater, carrying air into a silk-spun chamber among water plants and living inside it. It eats prey and lays eggs there. Kyoto's Mizorogaike Pond, a wetland with relict ice-age life, has its biological community designated a Natural Monument, and this spider is part of it.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Lake Midorogaike Biota is a National Natural Monument of Japan (京都府京都市北区上賀茂深泥池町). The diving bell spider is Japan's only spider that lives almost…

The designated site is in 京都府京都市北区上賀茂深泥池町.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.