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Tetragnatha montana stretch spider Based on the 11 species known to occur in the Netherlands from this genus, my guess is that this is a Tetragnatha montana:<br />
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<a href="http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Tetragnatidae/TetragnathidaeNL.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Tetragnatidae/TetragnathidaeNL.htm</a><br />
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In dutch, the &quot;shadow&quot; stretch spider. These types of spiders have a few interesting traits:<br />
- They make wheel webs, yet they have a large hole in the middle<br />
- They can run over water<br />
- As you can see, they have very long legs that they can stretch when disturbed for the sake of camouflage Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands,Tetragnatha montana,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tetragnatha montana stretch spider

Based on the 11 species known to occur in the Netherlands from this genus, my guess is that this is a Tetragnatha montana:

http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Tetragnatidae/TetragnathidaeNL.htm

In dutch, the "shadow" stretch spider. These types of spiders have a few interesting traits:
- They make wheel webs, yet they have a large hole in the middle
- They can run over water
- As you can see, they have very long legs that they can stretch when disturbed for the sake of camouflage

    comments (2)

  1. The same family as :
    Long-jawed Orb Weaver Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spider - Tetragnatha extensa Bulgaria,Geotagged,Long-jawed Orb Weaver,Tetragnatha extensa,arachnida,araneae,arthropoda,camouflage,nature,spider
    Posted 10 years ago
    1. Exactly. Beautiful reference! Posted 10 years ago

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Tetragnatha montana is a "stretch" spider in the Tetragnatha genus. It is found in most areas of Europe.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 3, 2014. Captured Jul 31, 2014 20:17 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm