Green Leaf Curling Spider - Deliochus pulcher ? 

FAMILY ARANEIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Green Leaf Curling Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Female body length 8mm

 

This spider builds messy retreat by curling a green leaf with silks. In the photos, the spider had a parasitic larvae (could be a Tachinid Fly larvae) attached on its abdomen. 

 

 

Pictures were taken in Daisy Hills on Sep 2008. 

  

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Reference:

1. ARANEIDAE Orb or wheel weavers -  Save Our Waterways Now.

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Last updated: November 09, 2009.