The long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (family Tetragnathidae) are elongated spiders with long legs and chelicerae.

The spiders are orb web weavers, weaving small orb webs with an open hub and few, wide-set radii and spirals. The webs have no signal line and no retreat. Some species are often found in long vegetation near water.

An interesting genus of tetragnathids is Nephila, or golden silk orb-weavers, named after the golden tint of their silk. (This genus has been separated into its own family, Nephilidae)

Image:IndonesianSpider.jpg.JPG|Nephila plumipes Image:Tetragnathid_closeup.jpg|A long-jawed spider illustrating jaws, pedipalps, and eye pattern Image:Tetragnathid_lateralview_reduced.jpg|A Long jawed spider Image:Long-jawed orb weaver spider.jpg|Long-jawed orb weaver spider Image:Spider_Chiapas_Mexico.jpg|Nephila clavipes

See also

• List of Tetragnathidae species
• Araneae families

External links

• Tatragnatha sp. Large format diagnostic photographs and information
• Reference Photos: Tetragnatha laboriosa
• Venusta Orchard Spider - Family Tetragnathidae

Tetragnathidae

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