Spider ID located in southern Missouri

[tarantulas118]

Looks like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie

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picture quality is pretty bad since the spider is pretty small and was on an angle that o really couldn’t take pics from but here are some more

 

[me and my Ts]

Looks like a long jawed orbweaver

 

[The Snark]

Looks like a long jawed orbweaver

See what kind of web it builds.

 

[tarantulas118]

See what kind of web it builds.

I found it not on a web it was on a railing the only webs around were cobwebs

 

[The Snark]

Could be a roaming male. Observe and wait. If a long jaw and it webs it will be obvious in an hour or two. No web, male out for romance.

 

[tarantulas118]

Could be a roaming male. Observe and wait. If a long jaw and it webs it will be obvious in an hour or two. No web, male out for romance.

I found it early October so maybe it was a male

 

[The Snark]

I found it early October so maybe it was a male

The biological clock in males may not be logical. Could be any time of the year. When nature calls........... It could also make weird partial bits of webbing as part of the romance plan.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Just confirming that yes that is an adult male long jawed orb weaver (Tetragnathidae)

 

[tarantulas118]

Just confirming that yes that is an adult male long jawed orb weaver (Tetragnathidae)

Hey, thanks for fully identifying the spider, how‘d you know it’s a male?

 

[Biollantefan54]

Hey, thanks for fully identifying the spider, how‘d you know it’s a male?

The mating organs are visible, especially in the last photo. It’s the little red ball structure near the mouth