Tetragnathidae
(Long-jawed Orb-weavers)

The spider family Tetragnathidae, commonly known as Long-jawed Orb-weavers, have been sighted 308 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Tetragnathidae includes 20 countries and 32 states in the United States. Tetragnathidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae

Common Name (AAS)

Longjawed Orbweavers

Other Common Names

Long-jawed Orbweavers, Water Orbweavers

Author

Anton Menge, 1866

Sightings Overview

There have been 308 confirmed sightings of Tetragnathidae (Long-jawed Orb-weavers), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 14, 2025 by Spider ID member geanny. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 308 sightings because of certain Tetragnathidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 73% of the time, Tetragnathidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 308)
Sex: 20 female and 26 male.
Environment: Tetragnathidae has been sighted 344 times outdoors, and 35 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (155). On flower (5). Low foliage (88). High foliage (26). Ground layer (14). Under rock or debris (2). Freshwater river, lake, stream (23). Saltwater (5). Open field, pasture, grassland (5). Forest (15). Cave (6).

Location and Range

Tetragnathidae (Long-jawed Orb-weavers) has been sighted in the following countries: Australia, Bahamas, Canada, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States.

Tetragnathidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.