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Tetragnatha extensa Dutch name: Gewone strekspin Geotagged,Tetragnatha extensa,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tetragnatha extensa

Dutch name: Gewone strekspin

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    Knowing how hard it is to ID spiders, hats of, both for the photo and identification. Posted 12 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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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Oct 15, 2012. Captured Sep 1, 2012 14:45 in A50, 5629 Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.