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Dolophones turrigera
A mottled grey orb spider with an uncanny resemblance to a twig.
Spotted on Feb 21, 2015
Submitted on Feb 21, 2015
12 Comments
Thank you Sukanya
Thank you Viv
Thank you Dilan
I've seen this twice this year but the wrap around spiders, without the' twig' are more common and equally hard to spot.
Nice spotting Martin!
Wow! What a cracker Martin .. :)
HOW did you SPOT it? Too good.
Thanks Maria,
Shucks, Sergio, you have nice eyes too :)
Great spotting, Martin. You really have good eyes, don't you?
Super camouflage!
That seems right.
Thanks again emile
Dolophones sp., possibly Dolophones turrigera.
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details...
Perfect camouflage!
Thanks Ashutosh Dudhatra
So awesomely camouflaged!