''Dolophones turrigera'' is a species of
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
indigenous to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It was first described in 1867 by Ludwig von Koch.
It is able to camouflage itself among plant material during the day and spins a web at night.
References
Araneidae
Spiders of Australia
Spiders described in 1867
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