Leaf curling Spider: Waiting

Leaf curling Spider (Phonognatha graeffei)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida)

Order:

Spiders (Araneae)

Family:

Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae)

Species:

Leaf curling Spider (Phonognatha graeffei)

This Photo:

Waiting

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
As the name suggests they curl up a leaf and dangle it in the middle of their web. Then sit with their legs on the web, waiting for vibrations from prey. They then dart out, snare it and bring it back to the leaf.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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