Dolophones sp. (genus)

Wrap-around spider at Dunlop, ACT

Dolophones sp. (genus) at Dunlop, ACT - 16 Mar 2019
Dolophones sp. (genus) at Dunlop, ACT - 16 Mar 2019
Dolophones sp. (genus) at Dunlop, ACT - 16 Mar 2019
Dolophones sp. (genus) at Dunlop, ACT - 16 Mar 2019
Dolophones sp. (genus) at Dunlop, ACT - 16 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Dolophones sp. (genus) 19 Mar 2019 KimPullen
Dolophones sp. (genus) 19 Mar 2019 CathB

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Tiny spider that repeatedly let itself down on a silk line and was then blown to the next branch by the wind. At one point wrapped around a twig like a wraparound spider. Maybe a juvenile Dolophones?

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  • 16 Mar 2019 09:10 AM Recorded on
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