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Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnatha)Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider)

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The genus Tetragnatha, are commonly known as the Long-jawed Spiders and the Stretch Spiders. The name makes reference to their elongated body form.

Usually found near water, most of the species are able to run across the water surface. The following photos were taken of the Long-jawed Spider removed from a swimming pool in Alice Springs, NT.

Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT
Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider), Alice Springs NT

Check out our Fauna section on Spiders | Long-jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp)

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Infraorder: Entelegynae
  • Superfamily: Araneoidea
  • Family: Tetragnathidae
  • Genus: Tetragnatha
  • Species:

Long-jawed Orb Weavers (Tetragnatha)Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider)

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