Long-jawed orb weaver

Autumn spider ( Metellina mengei )

To the family of thick pine spiders ( Tetragnathidae, also pine spiders or spider Strecker ) worldwide are 955 species in 51 genera. Names, being the largest with about 345 species genus of spiders actual Strecker ( Tetragnatha ). The German name " Strecker Spiders " was long done as a family. Thick pine spiders are species-rich in the tropics, common in the subtropics. In Central Europe the species Pachygnatha have been demonstrated with three to four species and the Strecker spinning with at least five species, and to expect more.

Thick pine spiders build orb webs with an open hub. Strecker Spiders live almost exclusively in waters close by, on coasts, swamps, Brüchern and humid forests. Pachygnatha is somewhat less closely tied to moist habitats. She goes on to a loose network and hunting lifestyle in adulthood.

The name is derived from the eye-catching chelicerae. They are larger than the eye area and are viewed from above diverge significantly above the front edge. The basic element is thickened and barbed. The fangs are long and thin.

Local genera and species of the thick pine spiders

  • Pachygnatha Pachygnatha clercki ( Sundevall, 1823) holoarktisch
  • Pachygnatha clerckoides ( Wunderlich, 1985) Balkan
  • Pachygnatha degeeri ( Sundevall, 1830) Palaearctic
  • Pachygnatha listeri ( Sundevall, 1830) Palaearctic
  • Pachygnatha terilis ( Thaler, 1991), Switzerland, Austria, Italy
Entelegynae Franz Anton Menge Spider web Carl Jakob Sundevall Holarctic Meta (spider)
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