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Common Stretch Spider

Tetragnatha extensa

Field notes

Tetragnatha extensa is a species of spider found across the Northern Hemisphere. It has an elongate body, up to 11 mm (0.43 in) long, and adopts a straight line posture when alarmed. It lives on low vegetation in damp areas, and feeds on flying insects which it catches in its web.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided