There are a number of examples of this genus known. The bodies are concave on the ventral surface to allow them to wrap around a twig during the day. They weave webs of closely spun spiral threads at night and cut them down before day
sourced from Australian Spiders in colour Raymond Mascord . REED 1993
Dolophones conifera and a very strange Dolophones turrigera? found on the Central Coast of NSW Australia
Dolophones Conifera
Dolophones Turrigera
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Very special thanks to Ron Atkinson for his tireless assistance in getting these creatures identified.
References :
Spiders of Australia , Ed Nieuwenhuys
The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland
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