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Tetragnatha jaculator
Tetragnatha jaculator is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It has a wide distribution across Africa, Asia, and has been introduced to the Americas, and is commonly known as Jaculator long-jawed spider.
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Range & habitat
Tetragnatha jaculator occurs from Africa to China, India, and New Guinea, and has been introduced to the Caribbean and South America. In Africa, it is known from Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Uganda, Malawi, and South Africa. Within South Africa, the species has been recorded from four provinces.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
These spiders construct orb webs in grass. The species has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 531 to 1722 m. It has also been collected from cotton and maize fields.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 692932.