Description
The globally vulnerable Santa Rosa Wolf Spider (Arctosa sanctaerosae) only lives on dunes along the Gulf of Mexico. While doing surveys for this spider in 2019, I discovered they are biofluorescent under 365 nm UV light. When I went to photograph them with a macro lens, I lucked out and found this proud mama backpacking with her kids across the dunes.
Camera Specifications
Nikon D610 and 200 mm macro
Species
Santa Rosa Wolf Spider
Location
Alligator Point, FL, USA, Franklin, FL
“No part of nature is scary, it is just not understood.”
Robert GundyAlligator Point, FL, USA, FL
