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Spider - Tetragnatha - female
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Spider - Tetragnatha - Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: approx 8mm
With the length of the front legs, I'm tempted to say it's a crab spider of some sort, but I couldn't find a match in the guide - dizzying it is to look through almost 90 pages of crab spider thumbnails. Help to ID is appreciated.
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 26 September, 2009 - 11:52pm
Last updated 27 September, 2009 - 4:32pm

Moved
Moved from True Spiders.

Thank you, Gentlemen. At least that explains why I couldn't find it in crab spiders. I had thought it might be a Tibellus, or such; I've seen them extend their legs in a similar manner.   :-P)
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 27 September, 2009 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

As a rule, crab spiders have
As a rule, crab spiders have a laterigrade leg position -- a crab-like orientation.

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 27 September, 2009 - 1:40am login or register to post comments

Long-jawed orb weaver
Looks like a Tetragnatha sp. (Tetragnathidae)

Compare with:

… John Sloan, 27 September, 2009 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

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