Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys transversus Arkys enigma Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders
Known as the Turreted Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones turrigera), these spectacular looking spiders are belong to the family Araneidae. First described in 1867 by Ludwig von Koch, they are sometimes called Twig Spiders or Turret Spiders and are indigenous to Australia.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Dolophones
- Species: Dolophones turrigera
Footnote & References
- Photographs Dolophones turrigera © Michael Doe
- Michael Doe on Flickr – spiderphotography21
- Dolophones turrigera (L. Koch, 1867), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b56ea5dc-8ffa-4d4e-abcf-58c8abea4f13
- Dolophones turrigera (L. Koch, 1867) Turreted Wrap-around Spider, Arachne.org.au, http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2305 (this site is no longer active. Some content can be viewed on Wayback Machine)
Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys transversus Arkys enigma Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders
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