Tetragnatha laboriosa, the silver longjawed orbweaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in North and Central America.[1][2][3][4] T. laboriosa goes through nine instars, including its adult stage. The spiders are predominantly crepuscular, with nocturnal mating habits.[5]

Silver longjawed orbweaver, Tetragnatha laboriosa
Silver longjawed orbweaver, Tetragnatha laboriosa
Pair of silverr long-jawed orb weaver spiders interacting, laying silk and lose the cranefly they were consuming to ants.

References

  1. ^ "Tetragnatha laboriosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Tetragnatha laboriosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Tetragnatha laboriosa". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ Lesar, Charles D.; Unzicker, John D. (1 December 1978). "Life History, Habits, and Prey Preferences of Tetragnatha laboriosa (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)". Environmental Entomology. 7 (6): 879–884. doi:10.1093/ee/7.6.879.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragnatha_laboriosa
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