Tetragnatha guatemalensis, the Guatemalan long-jawed spider, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the family Tetragnathidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North, Central America, Cuba, and Jamaica.[5] Under certain conditions, such as mass emergence of midges, the spiders will weave communal webs.[6]
| Tetragnatha guatemalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Tetragnatha |
| Species: | T. guatemalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetragnatha guatemalensis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
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References
edit- ^ "Tetragnatha guatemalensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Tetragnatha guatemalensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Tetragnatha guatemalensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Tetragnatha guatemalensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Tetragnatha guatemalensis". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Berenbaum, May R. (September 2015). "Who'll Stomp the Rain?". American Entomologist. 61 (3): 133–135. doi:10.1093/ae/tmv039.