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Long-jawed spider

Tetragnatha demissa

Description:

An interesting looking spider with a long patterned abdomen, huge chelicerae and very long spindly legs. This one was hunting in a large tree quickly charging at any small creature that tickled the nearby leaves.

Habitat:

On acacia leaves in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

order: ARANEAE
infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE
family: TETRAGNATHIDAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 6, 2014
Submitted on Nov 7, 2014

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