Morphometric diffusing capacity and functional anatomy of the book lungs in the spider Tegenaria spp. (Agelenidae)
Journal of Morphology, ISSN: 1097-4687, Vol: 182, Issue: 3, Page: 339-354
1984
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Article Description
The presence of both book lungs and a tracheal system in many spiders raises the question of the functional significance of this double respiratory system. The present physiological and morphometric study of the house spider (Tegenaria spp.) reveals that the diffusing capacity (Dto) of the lungs alone suffices during rest and following exercise to meet measured rates of oxygen consumption (\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm V}\limits^{\rm.} $\end{document}o) at driving pressures (ΔPto) similar to those calculated for vertebrate lungs. During moulting ΔPto may rise to more than double the vertebrate values, implying the possible insufficiency of book lungs during this critical life phase. Resting \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm V}\limits^{\rm .} $\end{document}o is greatest (92 mm/h · g) during the early morning and lowest (66 mm/h · g) near midday: during moulting \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm V}\limits^{\rm .} $\end{document}o rises to 278.7 mm/h · g. In spiders recovering from exercise \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm V}\limits^{\rm .} $\end{document}o is consistently greater than during rest: neither value is significantly reduced by blockage of the tracheal stigmas. Regression calculations of morphometric values for a hypothetical 100‐mg Tegenaria yield a total lung volume of 0.578 mm, a pulmonary surface area of 69.8 mm, and a surface‐to‐volume ratio of 120.89 mm/mm. In spite of the similar thickness of the chitinous and hypodermal components of the air‐hemolymph barrier (each ca. 0.2 μm in nonmoulting animals), the low permeability of chitin for oxygen makes this layer the greater barrier to diffusion. For a 100‐mg specimen Dto is 3.5 mm/h · torr: similar to that of a turtle (Pseudemys) on a gram‐body weight basis. Copyright © 1984 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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