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The invasive Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is endemic to East Asia. It was first discovered in the U.S. in North ...
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...
Don't panic if you see one of these spiders. If you do find a Joro spider, experts recommend not spraying it, but taking a picture and reporting it, according to Joro Watch.
Don't panic if you see one of these spiders. If you do find a Joro spider, experts recommend not spraying it, but taking a picture and reporting it, according to Joro Watch.
It’s also shaped differently. In fact, thus far, none of the reports Garb has received match the description of the Joro spider, or Trichonephila clavata. The Joro spider was first spotted in Georgia ...
In addition to Pennsylvania, the Joro spider has been spotted in Suffolk, Massachusetts. USA Today senior reporter Natalie Neysa Alund reported the sighting on September 25.
Sightings in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have arachnophobes buzzing—but experts say these colorful critters likely hitched a ride. This joro spider was photographed in Boston on September 25.
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 ...
A Joro spider in Beacon Hill is the state's first confirmed Joro. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) “The first one I’ve heard of in that area, and, the most northern sighting yet,” he added.
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 ...
Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider not native to the U.S.