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Common Stretch Spider on grass, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Tetragnatha extensa,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Common Stretch Spider on grass, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

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    Patomarazul
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    Good hiding place! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      And by coincidence, here my flash did not fire too...dead batteries :) Anyway, most often I see them hiding in leafs like this:

      Tetragnatha extensa stretching, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Named "Common Stretch Spider" in dutch. Check out this similar observation from a few weeks earlier to see their body-to-leg ratio:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62456/tetragnatha_extensa_stretching_heeswijk_netherlands.html Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Tetragnatha extensa,World
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
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        Yes, is Murphy's Law applying at the best moments :-D Posted 6 years ago

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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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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 19, 2018. Captured Jul 7, 2018 17:04.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/30s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm