Dolophones conifera

Species of spider

Wrap-around spider

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Araneidae
Genus:  | Dolophones
Species:  |

D. conifera

Binomial name
Dolophones conifera

(Keyserling, 1886)[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Tholia conifera Keyserling, 1886

Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones sp.)

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]

## 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]

1. ^ a b c d "Taxon details Dolophones conifera (Keyserling, 1886)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
2. ^ a b Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg. "Dolophones conifera at Arachne.org.au". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Keyserling, Eugen von; Koch, Ludwig (1886). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. ISBN 9783743392120.
5. ^ 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.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3122809
* ADW: Dolophones_conifera
* AFD: Dolophones_conifera
* BioLib: 613034
* CoL: 378JL
* EoL: 1195125
* GBIF: 2158716
* iNaturalist: 493772
* IRMNG: 10756067
* ITIS: 855203
* WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015842

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