Dolophones conifera
| Wrap-around spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Dolophones |
| Species: | D. conifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolophones conifera (Keyserling, 1886)[1]
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Dolophones conifera, known as the wrap-around spider,[2] is a species of spider in the family Araneidae indigenous to Australia.[1] It is named for its ability to flatten and wrap its body around tree limbs as camouflage.[2] It is found in Western Australia along with several other species from the genus Dolophones,[3] and was first described in 1886.[1][4]
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.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Dolophones conifera (Keyserling, 1886)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg. "Dolophones conifera at Arachne.org.au". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 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" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement No. 61: 295–321. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Keyserling, Eugen von; Koch, Ludwig (1886). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. ISBN 9783743392120.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg (2000). "Araneomorph spiders from the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a consideration of regional biogeographic relationships" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 61: 301. Retrieved 21 June 2018.