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Long-jawed Orb Weaver - Tetragnatha elongata-like
Copyright © 2005 imarsman

Long-jawed Orb Weaver - Tetragnatha elongata-like
St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
July 31, 2005
Size: 35mm
Found on a reed at the edge of a millpond. Perhaps a female (from reading I did elsewhere). I'd be grateful if anyone could tell me what species this is.

Have a 5mp version if anyone wants.
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Contributed by imarsman on 2 August, 2005 - 10:58am
Last updated 21 January, 2006 - 5:14pm

Check T. straminea
Spiders of the Eastern US, Howell and Jenkins, page 131, but they are all very similar
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2005 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

 
More support for T. straminea
According to the key on page 132 of that book, Straminea has an abdominal length 4-5x the width. Though it's not to exact scale, you can still get relative scale with a ruler. The abdomen was a little over 4x as long as wide, so there's a bit more support.
… Ed Corey, 24 October, 2006 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

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