''Leucauge decorata'', the decorative silver orb spider, is one of the

long-jawed orb weaver Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wide- ...

spiders. A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 12 mm long (female). Male to 6 mm. This species has a "point" to the end of the abdomen. The species is distributed in Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, south east Asia, and Australia. It is found in forests, grasslands, rice fields, and urban areas. In urban areas, streetlights attracted insects leading to more webs of ''L. decorata'' on trees beside such lights. ''L. decorata'' was among the preferred spider species predated by the mud-dauber wasp ''Sceliphron madraspatanum'' for larval food in Pune city.

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decorata Spiders described in 1842 Spiders of Australia Spiders of Asia Spiders of Africa Spiders of the Indian subcontinent {{Tetragnathidae-stub