Tags: Arachnid.
Phonognatha graeffei referred to as the Leaf curling spider is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands in the North-eastern Eastern and Southern states. A small member of the Araneidae family the orb-weavers it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.They are distinguished by a curled leaf at the web’s centre. The species form pairs living together in the same leaf though at opposite ends of their shelter even before mating at maturity.
