Leaf curling spider - Phonognatha graeffei

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comments (6)

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

This is great you got to see one fully outside the leaf sanctuary - I've still not been so lucky other than one darting out quickly then rushing back in! Posted 4 years ago

Ernst

Lion

Maybe wasn’t happy with its leaf and decided to go and look for a better one. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Great capture! Posted 4 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Lisa Posted 4 years ago

Wesley Goorachan

Lion

Quite a spectacular image Ernst! Posted 4 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks ,Wesley Posted 4 years ago

The Leaf-curling Spider

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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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ernst