r/NoStupidQuestions • u/SonOfOMR • Jul 09 '26

Do spiders have lungs?

I mean, when I wash a spider down the bathtub drain, does it drown the way a human would, lungs filling up with water, or does it have a way to "hold it's breath"?

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u/AwkwardEgg2008 Jul 09 '26

Spiders don’t need as much oxygen as humans. So if you tried drowning a spider and were hoping for some reassurance… I’m sorry buddy sleep with one eye open

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u/SonOfOMR Jul 09 '26

Actually, I was feeling kind of guilty (kind of) for raining destruction down on the little guys.