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title: "Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver"
description: "Tetragnatha laboriosa — Insekten & Spinnen. Tetragnatha laboriosa, the silver longjawed orbweaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/silver-long-jawed-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver

> Tetragnatha laboriosa — Insekten & Spinnen. Tetragnatha laboriosa, the silver longjawed orbweaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae.

- Scientific name: *Tetragnatha laboriosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5891
- Wikidata: [Q2144124](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2144124)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60072)

## Names

- en: Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver
- es: Araña plateada de queliceros alargados

## Countries with the most observations

US (374), CA (33), MX (20), FK (5)

## Summary

Tetragnatha laboriosa, the silver longjawed orbweaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in North and Central America. T. laboriosa goes through nine instars, including its adult stage. The spiders are predominantly crepuscular, with nocturnal mating habits.

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

## Photo

![Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-long-jawed-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: macro_biologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198957096

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver-long-jawed-orbweaver?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).