Tetragnatha

Picture ID 86543

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Leucauge venusta

Submitted by:
galvantula
Submitted: Sep 19, 2019
Photographed: Sep 19, 2019
Spider: Tetragnatha
Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Lateral

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TangledWeb

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January 17, 2020 8:41 pm

I’m not sure. I think it is a difficult one, since nobody else has attempted to reply. 🙁 It is in family Tetragnathidae. Leucauge venusta is variable in colors and shapes, but this looks different to me. L. venusta often has green reflective legs and I’ve only found them in trees. I’ve found other Tetragnathidae in low plants only.

galvantula

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Reply to TangledWeb

January 19, 2020 1:34 pm

The picture might not be the best, but I did get a good look at it and I was certain it was L. venusta at the time. She crawled out of the tall grass and onto my shoe and I was dazzled by her beauty.