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title: "Silver Stretch Spider"
description: "Tetragnatha montana — Insects & spiders. Tetragnatha montana, commonly known as the silver stretch spider, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver from the family Tetragnathidae that has a Palearctic distribution."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/silver-stretch-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silver Stretch Spider

> Tetragnatha montana — Insects & spiders. Tetragnatha montana, commonly known as the silver stretch spider, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver from the family Tetragnathidae that has a Palearctic distribution.

- Scientific name: *Tetragnatha montana*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2100
- Wikidata: [Q543518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543518)
- iNaturalist taxon: [319829](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319829)

## Names

- en: Silver Stretch Spider
- de: Bergstreckerspinne
- nl: Schaduwstrekspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (47), DE (39), RU (26), GB (25), UA (17), DK (15), GR (13), LT (13), IT (12), PL (9), LU (7), NL (7)

## Summary

Tetragnatha montana, commonly known as the silver stretch spider, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver from the family Tetragnathidae that has a Palearctic distribution. It preys mostly on flies and mosquitoes. The name silver stretch spider refers to its shiny metallic colour and its habit of extending its legs into a stick like shape.

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

## Photo

![Silver Stretch Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-stretch-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephan Kleinfelder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163136537

## Machine access

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