The discovery was first made by Sophie Cameron, a local naturalist and birding instructor, who recognized the spider by its ...

Have you walked face-first into a large spider web on your porch this summer? Of course you have. It could belong to a Joro spider, the large, yellow-and-black orb weavers. Atlantans are becoming well ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Joro spider has been in Georgia since 2014 and experts said they are probably more scared of you than you are of it. According to the University of Georgia Center for ...

Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider native to Asia. While Joro spiders have been in the U.S. for a while, with the ...

Headlines warning of the infamous giant venomous flying spiders from Japan infiltrating the U.S. have overwhelmed the the country in recent weeks, but is it as bad as it seems? Originally spotted in ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Heart racing and blood pumping, October is the time of year to celebrate all things spooky -- but this is one fright Georgians can't seem to escape: Joro spiders. These large spiders ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia Gwinnett College professor and student duo discovered that a popular spider seen in Georgia is infected with bacteria. Joro spiders traveled from Asia to the United ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — New research on Joro spiders by Georgia Gwinnett College found the invasive critters carry a bacteria that can cause them to go sterile. Wolbachia, a common bacteria found in ...

First cicadas and now giant, flying spiders? 2024 is keeping us on our toes. According to ABC news, the Joro spider has been scaring residents in New York City and New Jersey, as a “possible invasion” ...

Joro spiders have been spotted in areas across the county, but what are these invasive creatures? When will they be returning? Will they be expanding? While the Joro spider season, which spans from ...

Excited for the joro spider invasion?! Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...