Dolophones conifera, known as the wrap-around spider,[2] is a species of spider in the family Araneidae indigenous to Australia.[1] It is named for its ability to flatten and wrap its body around tree limbs as camouflage.[2] It is found in Western Australia along with several other species from the genus Dolophones,[3] and was first described in 1886.[1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Dolophones |
| Species: | D. conifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolophones conifera (Keyserling, 1886)[1]
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Behaviour edit
During the evening, D. conifera stay in webs, and during the day take up their characteristic camouflaged form on tree branches and trunks. They also travel along the ground.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Dolophones conifera (Keyserling, 1886)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg. "Dolophones conifera at Arachne.org.au". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Harvey, Mark S.; Sampey, Alison; West, Paul L.J.; Waldock, Julianne M. (2000). "Araneomorph spiders from the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a consideration of regional biogeographic relationships" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement No. 61: 295–321. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Keyserling, Eugen von; Koch, Ludwig (1886). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. ISBN 9783743392120.
- ^ Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg (2000). "Araneomorph spiders from the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a consideration of regional biogeographic relationships" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 61: 301. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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