Tetragnatha sp. (genus)

Long-jawed spider at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Tetragnatha sp. (genus)	23 May 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Tetragnatha sp. (genus)	20 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	10 Jan 2021	KylieWaldon

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This tiny delicate looking spider was on this thin leafless branch about 1.5 metres from the ground. I think the round thing is a old nut or something and not created by the spider?. Are the tiny white things egg casings for the spider or something else? It looked a bit like a daddy long legs but the body shape is wrong.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

20 Jan 2021

I think the spider is a long Jawed spider (but hard to tell from the photo). I am pretty sure that the white things are not spider eggs - which are usually within egg sacs or clumped together. I guess they may be the protective cover of a scale insect.

KylieWaldon wrote:

24 Jan 2021

thank Michael. Yeah sorry about pictures - it was very small and hard to focus with the 400mm lens. I need to use the other lens when there are no sign of birds!

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Location information

Coordinates 146.889054 -36.173657
Maps Wodonga
Places Wodonga, VIC

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Jan 2021 09:00 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Other web-building spiders Spiders

Species information

Tetragnatha sp. (genus) Scientific name
Long-jawed spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1624m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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