Common Stretch Spider DSC_3277 - a photo on Flickriver

Common Stretch Spider DSC_3277

            Common Stretch Spider / tetraganatha extensa. Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk. 07/06/16.

One of the bonuses in waiting for a target photography subject to appear in any given habitat, is that you start to notice the tinier components in that ecosystem. 
That's the background history to this Common Stretch Spider image. 

BEST VIEWED LARGE.

If I hadn't been anchored to the edge of a small pool in the hope of photographing a Norfolk Hawker, I doubt very much that I would even have registered this tiny spider! 
Just 9mm in length approximately, it had exquisite markings, a slightly metallic appearance and amazingly long front legs. 

It's good to make discoveries and learn new things. This sighting filled me with a thirst to find out more about the spider. 
(It also softened the blow at not being able to photograph the NH!!!)

Taken on: June 7, 2016

Tags:

common stretch spider

tetraganatha extensa

norfolk

spider

long-jawed orb weaver

common

widespread

ditches

riverbanks

lakes

reedbeds

tall grasses

shrubs

small trees

5-15mm long

variable colouration

creamy-yellow to green tones

slightly metallic appearance

elongated body

4 pairs of legs

dark yellow legs

very long front legs

stretch front legs forward

stretch other legs backwards

avoidance tactic

hides on blades of grass

large jaws 'chelicerae'

8 eyes

can run on water

makes open centred orb web

loosely constructed

web traps insects

predatory

eats small insects

May-September

summertime

morning sunshine

warm

grass blade

hairy

silken threads

bokeh « less

Sets appears in: • Insects & Spiders

Groups appears in: • Spiders of the UK and Ireland • Wildlife Of Great Britain and Ireland. more » • Birds and Wildlife UK • Strumpshaw Fen • Countryfile • Wildlife UK • BBC Springwatch (Official) • Wildlife In East Anglia • WILD BRITAIN. • East of England Wildlife • Wild life photography bokeh • Birds and nature of the uk « less

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