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All the Tetragnatha species are stretch spiders and they adopt the habit of stretching their legs out in front and behind to produce a stick like effect and can be very difficult to detect on vegetation. Even when exposed on the web they can look just like vegetative litter.
The species is widespread throughout most of Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.
These spiders are also known by the name “Long-jawed Orb Weavers” - due to their large chelicerae (fangs), which are, in some species, longer than the spider's cephalothorax (anterior part of the body). As in the case of true the orb-weavers (Araneidae, like the garden spiders), long-jawed orb-weavers spiders build circular webs. However, the spider web usually do not have as many radii, or "spokes," as those of true orb weavers, and their circular web is usually parallel to the ground.
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All the Tetragnatha species are stretch spiders and they adopt the habit of stretching their legs out in front and behind to produce a stick like effect and can be very difficult to detect on vegetation. Even when exposed on the web they can look just like vegetative litter.
The species is widespread throughout most of Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.
These spiders are also known by the name “Long-jawed Orb Weavers” - due to their large chelicerae (fangs), which are, in some species, longer than the spider's cephalothorax (anterior part of the body). As in the case of true the orb-weavers (Araneidae, like the garden spiders), long-jawed orb-weavers spiders build circular webs. However, the spider web usually do not have as many radii, or "spokes," as those of true orb weavers, and their circular web is usually parallel to the ground.
https://media.clubcyberia.co/pleroma/ffee1eceea9f33bd60af00c73f2418a3809df0e152409ecc05145219fc24e09c.JPG
