Wrap-around Spider 1 - Dolophones conifera

FAMILY ARANEIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Warp-around Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 8mm

If this spider rests on a brown twig as it normally does, the spider is very hard to be noticed. This afternoon it (above picture) made a mistake. It rested on a green leaf and we easily noticed it.



The Warp-around spiders are so called because of their concave abdomen curved in such a way that when the spider rests on a twig, it fits well and wrap around the twig. The spiders are brown in colour and rest on twigs during the day. They build vertical orb web at night.



We found this species a few times. This spider is more common than the two other two Warp-around Spider species that we found in Brisbane.





Reference:
1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson 1969, p68.
2. Dolophones conifera - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.
4. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p94.