Woodlands Historic Park Spider

Leaf-curling Spider at Woodlands Historic Park — Leaf-curling Spider, mid March

Leaf-curling Spider at Woodlands Historic Park — The spider waits for prey in it's shelter. It is the only species which makes a shelter out of a dead leaf. The "Leaf-curling Orb-weavers" (subfamily Zygiellinae) use live leaves.

Classification

Infraorder Araneomorphae - Spiders with Opposing Fangs
Family Araneidae - Orb weavers, 232 named species in Australia
Genus Phonognatha
Species Phonognatha graeffei