Tetragnatha

Picture ID 77816

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When at rest, likes to fold up its front 4 legs.

Submitted by:
ziphron
Submitted: Aug 14, 2019
Photographed: Aug 14, 2019
Spider: Tetragnatha
Location: Gibraltar, Michigan, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Lateral

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CalumEwing

August 14, 2019 2:43 pm

This is a juvenile of one of the Long-jawed Orb Weavers in the family Tetragnathidae. The resting posture you describe is characteristic of the Tetragnatha species.

Ziphron

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Reply to CalumEwing

August 14, 2019 2:56 pm

Thank you for the input!! …I was wondering, because this one was mostly green (I’m assuming because it being juvenile?) and wasn’t the mostly brown color of an adult.