To what purpose, spiders, do you come again?
*sigh*
The Dolophones comes in two kinds: turrigera which has a turret-like protrusion, and the conifera, which… looks like a conifer. Yes. Like a tree.
They’re a harbinger of spring, just like the other multiplicities of things which creep, crawl, and fly. These… can look a lot like sticks; the dolophones conifera is entirely flat, and can wrap around a piece of wood for camouflage. Just Google “wraparound spider.” You’ll be … glad? you did.
Dolophones?
Near Australia’s central coast –
Oasis of more cultured folk
Twigs thought to be mere lifeless wood
Hide sly shape-shifters, savvy. Most
Arachnids – bugs – uncommon shaped still
Navigate a liminal space –
Keenly admired by science peeps
Spiders still give this girl the creeps…