
Hackled Orb Weaver ( Philoponella congregabilis)
A small spider hanging in a tangled web of nearly invisible silk looking very much like a piece of debris. When disturbed its legs shot out exposing a humped abdomen with small tubercles. The spider was a mottled grey,brown and white perfectly mimicking a small piece of dried leaf or dirt.
Interesting information about this family of spiders:
http://www.cirrusimage.com/Arachnid_featherlegged_orbweaver.htm
Similar species: Spiders
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Nov 20, 2016. Captured Nov 17, 2016 09:51 in 13 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.