
Hide and seek
I've been watching this little leaf-curling spider the past few days and the timing was right this morning - finally managed a couple of quick shots as she came out of her hiding place - then she promptly shot back in! I notice from the image that she's missing a front leg.
These intriguing spiders protect themselves from predators by sitting inside an impressively constructed, silk seamed, curled leaf.
10 mm body length

Phonognatha graeffei is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands in the North-eastern, Eastern and Southern states. A small member of the Araneidae family, the orb-weavers, it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.
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