A photo of a camouflaged spider will send shivers up the spines of arachnophobes around the world after they squint enough to find the eight-legged creepy crawly.
The pictured Dolophones turrigera or ‘Wrap-around’ spider was found in Rotary Park Rainforest Reserve, Lismore, New South Wales. They are able to easily camouflage themselves when resting on a twig.
Its overall appearance is typical of all Australian Dolophones species, where the upper surface of the abdomen resembles a cone-shaped shield.
‘This…this is what my nightmare are made of!’ wrote one user. ‘This is one of the craziest looking spiders ever. We are always charmed and amused with your wonderful submissions from down under,’ wrote another.
