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Green Wrap-around Spider

Dolophones sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

1cm well camouflaged flat green spider

Habitat:

This one was found at night on a low Bloodwood sapling (Under 2m} along a very disturbed community pathway next to an oval. They are disguised at a part of a twig that has had a twig removed and thus are normally found pretending to be parts of a twig on gum trees

Notes:

I say it is D.solomonsii and previously unknown. Thanks to Ron Atkinson for a second opinion

Reference Links:

The Find-a-spider Guide - Dolophones conifera

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
They are definitely around here.... somewhere http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8599258 I'm probably cruising right past them often :-)
StephenSolomons
It is quite a buzz both to find these guys and to compare your finds 1000k to the south. I will be interested to see if one turns up
Mark Ridgway
Excellent find. I'm still looking for one of this genus.... D solomonsii !! Cool name.
StephenSolomons
Thanks Leanne. This species is one of my favourite things to find.
LeanneGardner
That is a very cool spider Stephen, I'll be on the lookout for these :)

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International Spider Survey
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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013

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