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Leaf curling spider - Phonognatha graeffei The spider wrapped a thread all around the eucalyptus leave befor starting the process of curling the leave into a tube. How the spider achieves the curling I don’t know. Australia,Eamw spiders,Geotagged,Kyeema Conservation Park,Leaf-curling Spider,Phonognatha graeffei,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Leaf curling spider - Phonognatha graeffei

The spider wrapped a thread all around the eucalyptus leave befor starting the process of curling the leave into a tube. How the spider achieves the curling I don’t know.

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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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Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Jul 4, 2025. Captured Mar 3, 2023 14:25 in PMPJ+6C Kyeema SA, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO200
  • 61mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.