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Wrap-around Spider

Dolophones species.

Description:

4 or 5mm spider. It seems to be uniquely evolved to use Casuarina trees as hunting grounds and is disguised as a flat node on a twig

Habitat:

Unsure as to the species. Possibly Black Sheoak (Allocasuarina littoralis) in an area of remnant coastal dry woodland ridge

Notes:

It is the second green Dolophones within a few hundred metres although I think it a second species as well

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Yeah you're probably right. So often the case when you see some weird thing for the first time it's almost amusing how small it is. I'll wear my glasses next outing. 8-)

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

I am surprised you haven't although they are tiny. I fell over the first one and then it just got easier but I have found them on a different plant each time, mainly trees

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Excellent. Thanks for the clue about host plant. I'd still like to find one.

StephenSolomons
Spotted by
StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Oct 27, 2013
Submitted on Oct 27, 2013

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