Dolophones conifera explained

Dolophones conifera, known as the wrap-around spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae indigenous to Australia. It is named for its ability to flatten and wrap its body around tree limbs as camouflage.^[1] It is found in Western Australia along with several other species from the genus Dolophones,^[2] and was first described in 1886.^[3]

Behaviour

During the evening, D. conifera stay in webs, and during the day take up their characteristic camouflaged form on tree branches and trunks. They also travel along the ground.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dolophones conifera at Arachne.org.au . Whyte . Robert . Anderson . Greg . 5 March 2017.
2. Harvey . Mark S. . Sampey . Alison . West . Paul L.J. . Waldock . Julianne M. . 2000 . Araneomorph spiders from the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a consideration of regional biogeographic relationships . Records of the Western Australian Museum . Supplement No. 61 . 295–321 . 5 March 2017 .
3. Book: Keyserling, Eugen von . Eugen von Keyserling

   . Eugen von Keyserling . Koch . Ludwig . 1886 . Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet . Nürnberg . Bauer & Raspe . 9783743392120.

4. Robert, Whyte . Anderson, Greg . Araneomorph spiders from the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a consideration of regional biogeographic relationships . Records of the Western Australian Museum . 2000 . 61 . 301 . 21 June 2018.