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Long Jawed spider

Tetragnatha squamata

Description:

The first 3 pictures are of a juvenile.. The last two pictures show an adult.. The second and third picture shows the special kind of web(like a hide out) these spiders make.. Last picture shows the eye structure, jaws and stings of this spider..

1 Species ID Suggestions

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 12 years ago
Tetragnatha squamata
Tetragnatha squamata Tetragnatha squamata - Wikispecies


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28 Comments (1–25)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u Larskorb..

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

I agree with vipin.baliga's suggestion.
I wonder why this species is named after a reptile order.

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank you very much for the ID Vipin.. I was searching for this from a very long time indeed..!!!

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 12 years ago

Such a beautiful Tetragnatha... :-)

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

a real gem, I'd say

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Yes chunxingwong.. Long Jawed orb weavers are normally brown colored here and i also have spotted a brown colored long jawed orb weaver.. But, this is somewhat different from others..

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

It's long abdomen and legs support your suggestion, the long jawed orb weaver.
It's eye patterns matches too except it's eye shapes are a little different.
Might be from an uncommon genus of the long-jawed spider.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi... Sumukh... Take a look...
In Western Ghats many Insects are not yet given ID as less studied.

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/29/u...

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

No ChunXingWong.. Both the spiders are of same species.. First three photos are of a juvenile, the next two photos it is an adult spider.. Can this be a "Long-Jawed Spider"..??

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

Is there 2 different spiders in this spotting ?

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Friends, i have uploaded some more photos of this spider so that it may help finding out the ID of this species.. ID Suggestions please..

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank u sachinzaveri..:-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wow!!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank u AnjaliAnantharam...:)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank u ichanichiro..:)

ichanichiro
ichanichiro 12 years ago

cool....nice pics

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

I'll be glad too if it's ID is found because I have one unidentified spider that looks quite similar to it.

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

Nice details..

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thanx chunxingwong.. I've nt found the ID of tis species anywhere after searching so many sites..:-(

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

I don't think it's a Thomisidae.
It's eye patterns are similar but it's legs are to long and thin to be a Thomisidae.
I've only seen those "scaly" abdomens in web-producing spiders.

dungeonmasterShu
dungeonmasterShu 12 years ago

It may be from the Family:Thomisidae, but i'm not sure.

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank u Friends.. Can u plz help me ID tis Species...??

dungeonmasterShu
dungeonmasterShu 12 years ago

Beautiful Shooting! it's a boy!

textless
textless 12 years ago

Great photo!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 12 years ago

Thank u Atul and Karent..:)

Sumukha Javagal
Spotted by
Sumukha Javagal

Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jul 27, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011

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