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Tetragnatha montana
The Tetragnatha montana - order Spiders (Araneae), suborder Araneomorphae - belongs to the family of long-jawed orb weavers (Tetragnathidae), and to the genus Tetragnatha. Scientific synonyms include: Tetragnatha solandri and Tetragnatha extensa montana.
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Due to their appearance, the Tetragnatha montana can be confused with the Tetragnatha extensa and the Tetragnatha pinicola. Tetragnatha montana prefer to live in the shade of vegetation or in sufficiently moist habitats near water. They are found on trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants or reed stems, in the vicinity of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, pools or ditches. Even moorland, s...
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The adult (mature) Tetragnatha montana appear in the open from May to September and the earliest are already visible in February. They feed on flies and mosquitoes. It is for this purpose that they build small orb-webs (an upright web formed of threads radiating from a central p...

...bruary. They feed on flies and mosquitoes. It is for this purpose that they build small orb-webs (an upright web formed of threads radiating from a central point, crossed by radial links that spiral in from the edge) between branches and stems. The Tetragnatha montana lies stretched out, outside its web, waiting for the prey. If an insect flies into the web , the spider injects it with poison and the poison turns the insides of the prey into fluid. The insect is then tied up like a parcel and stored ...
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The Tetragnatha montana is widespread throughout a large part of the Palearctic (from Western Europe to East Asia) and is the most frequently occurring type of its genus. In Germany and Central Europe they are non endangered.
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The oblong, shiny metallic body of the Tetragnatha montana is a bit darker among the males and reddish in colour, while the drawing is nearly like that of the females. The females reach body lengths of 6-10 mm, the males, 6-8 mm. The front section of the females’ body (prosoma) is either beige-bro...
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The Tetragnatha montana is the only species where the female has a small tooth near the root of its mouth parts (chelicerae). The rear section of the females’ body (opisthosoma) is a shiny silvery white colour on the upperside. In the middle is the characteristi...
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Birds and insectivores are natural enemies of the Tetragnatha montana. As these spiders are very light , they can walk on water without sinking.
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