Tetragnatha
Sign in to saveTetragnatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers found all over the world. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, and contains hundreds of species. Most occur in the tropics and subtropics, and many can run over water. They are commonly called stretch spiders in reference to their elongated body form and their ability to hide on blades of grass or similar elongated substrates by stretching their front legs forward and the others behind them.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTetragnathidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,231
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Tetragnathidae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INDRE-SSA, UAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tetragnathidae
- Image
- Tetragnatha.extensa.female.jpg
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- taxon name
- Tetragnatha
- taxon common name
- čeljustar
- topic's main category
- Category:Tetragnatha
- taxon author citation
- Latreille, 1804
- taxonomic type
- Tetragnatha extensa
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- Cursorial species found on Hawaiian archipelago
- Morphology
- Species distinction
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Tetragnatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers found all over the world. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, and contains hundreds of species. Most occur in the tropics and subtropics, and many can run over water. They are commonly called stretch spiders in reference to their elongated body form and their ability to hide on blades of grass or similar elongated substrates by stretching their front legs forward and the others behind them.
==Distribution== Species in this genus are found worldwide, including Greenland.
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