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Tetragnatha extensa feeding, Heeswijk, Netherlands Common stretch spider working on a big meal, looks to be a scorpion fly. Example of a scorpion fly in the same area, same day:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62314/german_scorpionfly_heeswijk_netherlands.html" title="German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/62314_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jo0k2FPM6g24wq715Q3TbsnN4P4%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands Quite common in my area but I&#039;ll never get bored of seeing them, as they are so unusual looking little freaks. They are named after the male appendage that looks similar to a scorpion&#039;s stinger. On this fly, however, it&#039;s not a stinger, instead they are genitalia with claspers to hold onto the female during mating. Here&#039;s a closeup of this appendage:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62315/common_scorpionfly_-_male_genitalia_heeswijk_netherlands.html<br /> Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37287/panorpa_communis.html Europe,German Scorpionfly,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Panorpa germanica,World" /></a></figure> Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Tetragnatha extensa,World Click/tap to enlarge

Tetragnatha extensa feeding, Heeswijk, Netherlands

Common stretch spider working on a big meal, looks to be a scorpion fly. Example of a scorpion fly in the same area, same day:

German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands Quite common in my area but I'll never get bored of seeing them, as they are so unusual looking little freaks. They are named after the male appendage that looks similar to a scorpion's stinger. On this fly, however, it's not a stinger, instead they are genitalia with claspers to hold onto the female during mating. Here's a closeup of this appendage:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62315/common_scorpionfly_-_male_genitalia_heeswijk_netherlands.html<br /> Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37287/panorpa_communis.html Europe,German Scorpionfly,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Panorpa germanica,World

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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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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 14, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 15:32.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm