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Wrap around spider (Dolophones sp.) This species hides in daytime on a twig appearing like a knot or broken branch. <br /> At night they build a web to capture a midnight snack.<br /> This is possibly Dolophones conifera but about 20 other species occur in this genus which I cannot discount.<br /> <a href="http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.or.gau:afd.taxon:57cecfc2-c1eb-456c-919e-a8e88d6ee193#overview" rel="nofollow">http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.or.gau:afd.taxon:57cecfc2-c1eb-456c-919e-a8e88d6ee193#overview</a> <br /> Australia,Dolophones,Dolophones conifera,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

Wrap around spider (Dolophones sp.)

This species hides in daytime on a twig appearing like a knot or broken branch.
At night they build a web to capture a midnight snack.
This is possibly Dolophones conifera but about 20 other species occur in this genus which I cannot discount.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.or.gau:afd.taxon:57cecfc2-c1eb-456c-919e-a8e88d6ee193#overview

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Uploaded Aug 5, 2016. Captured in Eumeralla Scout Camp, 1415 Great Ocean Rd, Anglesea VIC 3230, Australia.
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