Image: Leaf Curling Spider (juvenile), Phonognatha graeffei

Leaf Curling Spider (juvenile), Phonognatha graeffei

Leaf Curling Spider (juvenile), Phonognatha graeffei.

Photographer:
Helen Smith
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Leaf Curling Spider
Scientific name:
Phonognatha graeffei

Additional information

Web2spider Identification Guide. Web type: W13 - orb web.

  • Young leaf curling spiders are not strong enough to curl a dead leaf, so more often use a living leaf still attached to a plant or sometimes just a cone of silk web.

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