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Phonognatha graeffei
''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.〔Platnick, N. I. 2008. (Araneidae ) The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.〕〔, & . 2008. Phylogeny of extant nephilid orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Nephilidae): testing morphological and ethological homologies. ''Cladistics'' 24: 190. ()〕
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.〔(Sexual cohabitation as mate-guarding in the leaf-curling spider Phonognatha grae... aus Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology: Download )〕 The female creates a separate curled leaf "nursery" hung in foliage nearby.
==Appearance==
The body length of the male is 5 to 6mm and female 8 to 12mm. Males and females look very similar with red-brown legs and body and a cream coloured pattern on their backs. Their bodies are fat and oval shaped with long tapered legs.〔(Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park - Wildlife Sanctuary, Sydney Leaf-Curling Spider )〕〔(A picture is available here. )〕
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