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title: "Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider"
description: "Metellina segmentata — Insects & spiders. Metellina segmentata is a spider in the family Tetragnathidae with a Palaearctic distribution."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eurasian-armoured-long-jawed-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider

> Metellina segmentata — Insects & spiders. Metellina segmentata is a spider in the family Tetragnathidae with a Palaearctic distribution.

- Scientific name: *Metellina segmentata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 6771
- Wikidata: [Q1609572](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609572)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55621](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55621)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider
- de: Herbstspinne
- fr: Méta d'automne
- nl: Herfstspin
- pl: Czaik jesienny

## Countries with the most observations

US (354), DE (77), GB (74), CA (73), RU (70), PL (62), DK (44), LT (39), FR (33), AT (22), CZ (22), IE (12)

## Summary

Metellina segmentata is a spider in the family Tetragnathidae with a Palaearctic distribution. This spider's name is often shortened to Meta segmentata, and some even call it Araneus segmentatus simply meaning, orb weaving spiders. It is primarily found in Europe, with the highest number in the United Kingdom, but the species has also been introduced to Canada.
Adults can be found from August to October, and they prefer open habitats on the edges of woods or gardens), likely because they are amongst the most frequent orb-weaving spiders.
Similar to most tetragnathid spiders, the web has no threads at its center, and…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metellina_segmentata

## Photo

![Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-armoured-long-jawed-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aleksandra Pogorzelska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140510291

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-armoured-long-jawed-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).