Silver stretch spider

Silver stretch spider (Tetragnatha montana)

Web: orb web with open centre (no threads).

Habitat: occurs frequently on shaded banks, but also in bushes of gardens and parcs. Less bound to water compared to the Common stretch spider.

How to recognize:

• • elongated body with long legs
• • ♂: extended jaws (chelicerae)
• • cephalothorax and legs brown (legs often with dark spots)
• • abdomen yellowish, with a dark grey to greenish branched figure with a golden appearance.

Looks similar to:

• • the Common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa). The underside of the cephalothorax (sternum) of a Silver stretch spider has a uniform colour. The Common stretch spider has a clear, light spot in the middle.

Size

♀: 7-13 mm

♂: 6-8 mm

When?

♀: May till July

♂: May till July