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Turreted Wrap Around Spider  Australia,Dolophones turrigera,Eamw spiders,Geotagged,Turreted Wrap Around Spider Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Another crazy arthropod, the weirder the better! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Yes , it makes you wonder what that little nob on the back is for. Posted 7 years ago
      1. The turret? I think it is to make it look like a twig. Posted 7 years ago

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Dolophones turrigera is a wraparound spider in the family Araneidae. They hide in the day and make a web at night. The female when adult is 8 mm, the male 4-5 mm.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Dec 4, 2017. Captured in 46 Boolungal Way, Karana Downs QLD 4306, Australia.