longjawed orbweaver

(Tetragnatha spp.)









Size	Female Body Length: 3 ⁄16″ to ⅝″(5 to 15 mm) Male Body Length: ⅛″ to 5 ⁄16″ (4 to 8 mm) Legspan: 1″ to 2″ (25 to 50 mm)
				Photo by Alfredo Colon

Identification

Distribution			Sources 24, 29, 30.
	4/28/2019

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Taxonomy	Order:	Araneae (spiders)
	Suborder:	Araneomorphae
	No Rank:	Entelegynae (eight-eyed spiders)
	No Rank:	Orbicularia
	Superfamily:	Araneoidea
	Family:	Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers)

Subordinate Taxa	common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa) ? green longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha viridis) longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha caudata) longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha guatemalensis) longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha pallescens) silver longjawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha laboriosa)

Synonyms

Common Names	long-jawed orbweaver longjawed orbweaver


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	long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha) 1 (O) Bill Keim


	long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha) 5 (O) Bill Keim


	long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha) 3 (O) Bill Keim

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	Tetragnatha Sp Long Jawed Orb Weaver Feeding The Spiderman

	About Published on May 26, 2018 Long-jawed Orb-weaver Spiders, sometimes called Common Stretch Spiders spin an orb web to catch their prey. They're usually found in vegetation close to ground level and frequently close to water. The elongated body can vary in colour from creamy-yellow to green or pale brown. The legs are a yellow-brown colour.

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Alfredo Colon 8/12/2018	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota




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