Common Name: Long Jawed Orb Weaver

Common Name: Long Jawed orb weaver

Scientific name: Tetragnatha montana

Family: Tetragnathidae

Order: Aranea

Cephalothorax: More long than it is wide. Chelicerae are usually enlarged

Abdomen: Elongated and ovular with one or two humps on the back. Yellow to white in color.

Legs: First legs are the longest, subsequent legs going down in length, with the third leg being the shortest.

Size: 12.0 mm

Habitat: Near water bodies, or in the vegetation around them

Range: Widespread throughout North America

Web type: Orb web with 20 cm diameters. Unlike the ones Araneidae make they are open in the center and are usually horizontal or at a slight angle.

Fun fact: These spiders are also known as Four Jawed Spiders due to their enlarged chelicerae and fangs