OuiSi Nature · Card 148
Rabid Wolf Spider
Rabidosa rabida
- Location
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Date
- July 10, 2019
Photograph byJoseph SaundersDescription
Despite their name, these spiders are not rabid, nor do they exhibit any such affiliated behaviors. They can however run very fast when evading a threat, or pursuing prey. They are not threatening to humans as their venom is designed to help them subdue other arthropods.
Photo linkinstagram.com/reelsonwheels
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabidosa_rabida
The photographer
Joseph Saunders
Black Birders Week Co-Organizer, BlackAFInSTEM, Aperiologist
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