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Spider Found in Flower Bed - Tetragnatha
Copyright © 2006 Harvey Schmidt

Spider Found in Flower Bed - Tetragnatha
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
July 3, 2006
Size: 5 - 7 mm
This one used its two very long front legs as feelers (kind of) and constantly kept moving them around. Then kept sticking its abdomen up in the air. Anybody have any ideas?

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Spider Found in Flower Bed - Tetragnatha Spider Found in Flower Bed - Tetragnatha
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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 6 July, 2006 - 4:35pm
Last updated 14 August, 2006 - 6:13pm

Transportation
Spiders often stand in this position, release silk out into the wind, and when the strand gets long enough, there's enough lift to take them away on the wind to a new location! As good as a hot air balloon!
… john and jane balaban, 6 July, 2006 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
great example.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 July, 2006 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

 
What do we think
of Tetragnatha for this one?
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2006 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
updated.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 14 August, 2006 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

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