Fluorescence under ultraviolet light seems to be a widespread trait among spiders, say researchers who have done the first broad survey of spiders for this property.
SPECIAL GLOW. Enoplognatha ovata glows when bathed in ultraviolet light. A. Coleman-HulbertGLOW, BOY, GLOW. The spider Micrathena gracilis, photographed under white light (top), and under 302-nm ultraviolet light (bottom). The abdomen fluoresces brightly, but the legs do not fluoresce.
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