Long spider for identification

Bruce Williams · #1 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 08:46 PM

Stony Stratford, Bucks. 1st March 2009. Spider pressed flat to fence post.

Pic2 is the same pic showing scale bar.

Help with identification appreciated as always.

Bruce

Geoff F · #2 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 10:35 PM

Difficult to be 100% from that photo, but I'm never 100% corect anyway!

However I would suggest having a look at Tetragnatha extensa; or a close relative.

Bruce Williams · #3 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 11:14 PM

Firstly: Apologies for a very misleading scale bar. Please note that the whole scale measures just 1mm NOT 2mm as the position of the number might suggest. I will modify it before uploading to the WAB Gallery.

Thanks Geoff, I've done some Googling on your suggested id and there is a very strong resemblance. I saw no evidence of the long mandibles that you usually see in long-jawed spiders (I have pics from other viewpoints). Are they just hidden under the pedipalps do you think?

Bruce