Mary C Legg, Mary C Legg, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5582119
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Adult(s)
Description:
Shadow Stretch-spider, Tetragnatha montana with White Featherleg, Platycnemis pennipes. Shadow Stretch-spider, Tetragnatha montana. Long jawed spider that waits for prey in a spot. Name comes from its habit of stretching legs into parallel position on rushes or grass to camouflage itself by its web. Female: 7–13 mm, Male 6-8mm. Active: may-September. 60% prey are mosquitoes. Spider injects a toxin into prey to liquidize internal organs and wraps it in silk parcel hat it stores close to the web.
Image type:
Field
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Image location:
Czechia, Srbsko
Subject
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Chelicerata |
| Class: Arachnida |
| Order: Araneae |
| Suborder: Opisthothelae |
| Infraorder: Araneomorphae |
| Family: Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: Tetragnatha |
| Subject: Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874 |
Host
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Palaeoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Odonata |
| Suborder: Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: Coenagrionoidea |
| Family: Platycnemididae |
| Genus: Platycnemis |
| Subject: Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) |
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Image taken:
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Image uploaded:
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Image last updated:
Monday, February 25, 2019
