Long-jawed orb weaver

Description

Meta ovalis is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. Meta is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1835. They are often associated with caves, caverns, and recesses, earning some of them the name "cave orbweavers".