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Common stretch spider

Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa) is a species in the family Tetragnathidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.22 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and China.

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Quick facts about the common stretch spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
5 mm – 1.22 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the common stretch spider?

COMMON STRETCH SPIDER · LENGTH 1.22 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.22 cm, the recorded maximum length of the common stretch spider is about 0.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the common stretch spider eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the common stretch spider

The 24 best supported of 106 on record

  1. Herina parva3 sources
  2. Lake olive Cloeon simile3 sources
  3. Stripe-backed Snailkiller Limnia unguicornis3 sources
  4. Red malachite beetle Anthocomus rufus3 sources
  5. Hercostomus assimilis3 sources
  6. Ilione lineata3 sources
  7. Limnobaris dolorosa3 sources
  8. Pherbina coryleti3 sources
  9. Meadow froghopper Philaenus spumarius3 sources
  10. Psacadina zernyi3 sources
  11. Pteronemobius heydenii3 sources
  12. Two-spined grass bug Stenodema calcarata3 sources
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  1. Anotylus rugosus2 sources
  2. Spitting click beetle Agriotes sputator2 sources
  3. Aleochara bipustulata2 sources
  4. Slender minute rove beetle Alevonota gracilenta2 sources
  5. Amischa analis2 sources
  6. Anaulacaspis nigra2 sources
  7. Anotylus inustus2 sources
  8. Atheta triangulum2 sources
  9. Bolitobius castaneus2 sources
  10. Dermestes laniarius2 sources
  11. Dinaraea angustula2 sources
  12. Eusphalerum luteum2 sources

Recorded predators of the common stretch spider

7 on record

  1. Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia3 sources
  2. Wasp spider Argiope bruennichi3 sources
  3. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus3 sources
  4. Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
  5. Carabus auratus2 sources
  6. Swamp crab spider Xysticus ulmi2 sources
  7. Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the common stretch spider live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The common stretch spider is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaChina
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. China

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the common stretch spider endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common stretch spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyTetragnathidae
  6. genusTetragnatha
  7. SpeciesTetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aranea extensa, Aranea mouffeti, Aranea solandri, Tetragnatha arundinis, Tetragnatha chrysochlora, Tetragnatha fluviatilis, Tetragnatha gibba, Tetragnatha groenlandica, Tetragnatha maderiana, Tetragnatha maderiana, Tetragnatha manitoba, Tetragnatha nowickii, Tetragnatha potanini, Tetragnatha rubra, Tetragnatha rusticana, Tetragnatha solandri

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • čelistnatka rákosníCzech
  • StavedderkopDanish
  • Almindelig stavedderkopDanish
  • EngstavedderkopDanish
  • Lang stavedderkopDanish
  • Gemeine StreckerspinneGerman
  • Gewöhnliche StreckerspinneGerman
  • Araña de quelíceros alargadosSpanish
  • rantasauvakkiFinnish
  • Araignée tige du NordFrench
  • Tétragnathe étiréeFrench
  • Közönséges állaspókHungarian
  • Tetragnata macchia giallaItalian
  • ハラビロアシナガグモJapanese
  • 큰배갈거미Korean
  • Laibasis storažandisLithuanian
  • Parastais slaidzirneklisLatvian
  • vanlig kjeveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • gullrandet kjeveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • gullrandkjeveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone strekspinDutch
  • Kwadratnik trzcinowyPolish
  • Aranha-dos-juncos-de-mancha-amarelaPortuguese
  • Тетрагната вытянутаяRussian
  • čeľustnatka trstinováSlovak
  • pretegnjeni čeljustarSlovenian
  • mässingssträckspindelSwedish
  • 直伸肖蛸Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the common stretch spider

Other species in the same genus Tetragnatha.

CompareCommon stretch spider vs Shadow stretch spiderCommon stretch spider vs Blunt stretch spiderCommon stretch spider vs Elongate stilt spiderCommon stretch spider vs Long-jawed orb weaver

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common stretch spider?

An adult common stretch spider measures 5 mm – 1.22 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the common stretch spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the common stretch spider for 2 countries: Canada and China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the common stretch spider?

The common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa) belongs to the family Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the common stretch spider?

Animals recorded preying on the common stretch spider include common grasshopper warbler, wasp spider, common reed bunting and bronze carabid. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the common stretch spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the common stretch spider include herina parva, lake olive, stripe-backed snailkiller and red malachite beetle. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stretch-spider

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BibTeX
@misc{common_stretch_spider_2026,
  title = {Common stretch spider (Tetragnatha extensa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stretch-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}