Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


November 02, 2016: Mecaphesa celer fluorescence

Found a couple of crab spiders, Mecaphesa celer - and brought them home to test fluorescence

Here is flashlight illumination

nov 02 3105 mecaphesa celer light

Eyes of Mecaphesa celer

nov 02 3105 mecaphesa celer light eyes

UV illumination refeals fluorescence of the cephalothorax, eyes, legs and some small circles of fluorescence on the dorsal abdomen

nov 02 3106 mecaphesa celer uv

Eyes of Mecaphesa celer Note the dorsal eyes show blue fluorescence

nov 02 3106 mecaphesa celer uv eyes

Dorsal view of fluorescing crab spider

nov 02 3124 mecaphesa celer uv

Eyes of Mecaphesa celer

nov 02 3124 mecaphesa celer uv eyes

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

C. Frank Starmer

-