Family Tetragnathidae Rank Genus | Scientific name Leucauge Higher classification Long-jawed orb weaver Order Spider | |
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Similar Leucauge venusta, Long‑jawed orb weaver, Arachnid, Leucauge argyra, Longjawed Orbweavers | ||
Leucauge (loo-kah-gee) is a spider genus with pantropical distribution.
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The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. They have two rows of long, slender curved hairs on the femurs of the fourth leg. In most cases the web is slanted rather than vertical and the spider rests in the middle of the web with its underside facing upwards.
Leucauge spider tetragnathidae web
Selected species
Name
Greek leukos means "white".
References
Leucauge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA