Tetragnatha extensa stretching - II, Heeswijk, Netherlands

Earlier on this hike, I found this species in a cogweb:

About 50 minutes later I found this specimen stretching on the inside of a long leaf. In dutch they are aptly named "common stretch spider". Supposedly they take this position when feeling threatened. Another angle:

comments (5)

Christine Young

Lion

It's doing one of my favorite yoga poses: reverse corpse pose. My fave is corpse pose, lol. :D Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I never knew yoga was this dark. Well, I kind of do, Henriette practices it. On her way out I usually say "are you going to paid sleeping again?".
  
  Corpse pose is good though, I lay on our lawn in the backyard like that after a day's work, and several additional hours of commute. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Corpse pose is the best, especially after a day like you describe. Several hours commute :-O. You should suggest to your employer that they start "work from home days". They are becoming popular in the US for computer-ish jobs. They save gas and reduce emissions. Or, would such a suggestion be too bold and make you look like a sluggard? Hmm. Maybe just stick with the "paid sleeping" yoga... Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I'm already working one day from home. I may request an additional day if things continue this way. Single trip now takes 1-4 hours, so I typically spent half a work day each day just to get to work. It's not a distance problem, if I'd drive this route at night, It would take 25-30 mins.
      
      And this is the good part of the year, with plenty of daylight and good weather :( Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Wow, that's awful :( Posted 7 years ago

The Tetragnatha extensa

"Tetragnatha extensa" is a species of spider found across the Northern Hemisphere. It has an elongate body, up to 11 mm long, and adopts a straight line posture when alarmed. It lives on low vegetation in damp areas, and feeds on flying insects which it catches in its web.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant