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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Dan and Tarantula

My biologist friend and I went camping in the Sky Islands of Arizona. I was there to photograph the biodiversity in this fragile and wildly special ecosystem. We had gone out during dusk to do some bugging with a white sheet and a light attached to my car. We saw so many tarantulas crossing the road - they are one of my favorite species.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Madera Canyon, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Sydney Krantz