# Common stretch spider (*Tetragnatha extensa*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 5 mm – 1.22 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest, grassland, wetland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 2 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Herina parva (*Herina parva*), Lake olive (*Cloeon simile*), Stripe-backed Snailkiller (*Limnia unguicornis*), Red malachite beetle (*Anthocomus rufus*), Hercostomus assimilis (*Hercostomus assimilis*), Ilione lineata (*Ilione lineata*), Limnobaris dolorosa (*Limnobaris dolorosa*), Pherbina coryleti (*Pherbina coryleti*), Meadow froghopper (*Philaenus spumarius*), Psacadina zernyi (*Psacadina zernyi*), Pteronemobius heydenii (*Pteronemobius heydenii*), Two-spined grass bug (*Stenodema calcarata*). Recorded predators: Common grasshopper warbler (*Locustella naevia*), Wasp spider (*Argiope bruennichi*), Common reed bunting (*Emberiza schoeniclus*), Bronze carabid (*Carabus nemoralis*), Carabus auratus (*Carabus auratus*), Swamp crab spider (*Xysticus ulmi*), Tent spider (*Pisaura mirabilis*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Tetragnathidae
- genus: Tetragnatha
- species: *Tetragnatha 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*

## Countries on record

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.

Canada, China

## Common questions

### 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

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

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