Spiders of North Carolina

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View	Tetragnathidae Members:	NC Records
Meta ovalis - Cave longjawed orbweaver

Male

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Tetragnathidae

Identification

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BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF

Distribution in North Carolina

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County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: forest; dark spaces between boulders or in hollow stumps

See also Habitat Account for Montane Mesic Rock Faces and Crevices

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Meta ovalis - Cave longjawed orbweaver

Photo Gallery for Meta ovalis - Cave longjawed orbweaver

36 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Photo Gallery for Meta ovalis - Cave longjawed orbweaver		36 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-09-15 Transylvania Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-17 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-16 Avery Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-03 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-03 Avery Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-10-01 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-10-01 Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-10-01 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-08-03 Yancey Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, D. Cook on 2021-05-05 Stokes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jalen Knight/Asia Calloway on 2021-02-10 Caldwell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-23 Stokes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-23 Stokes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-23 Stokes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-16 Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-16 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-28 Macon Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-26 Jackson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-04 Surry Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-04 Surry Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15 Rutherford Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15 Rutherford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15 Rutherford Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15 Rutherford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15 Rutherford Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-13 Burke Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, Bryce Jaynes on 2020-07-13 McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, Bryce Jaynes on 2020-07-13 McDowell Co. Comment: