But a closer look revealed that his efforts at hovering were to peck at something in an orb-weaver ... of a Joro spider, the exotic, nonnative arachnid that first showed up in Georgia a few ...

Larger Orb-web Weavers spiders have been known ... According to iNaturalist.org Joro spiders reside mainly in Georgia but have migrated to neighboring states. They've been spotted in South ...

Joro spiders (Trichonephila clavata) are a species of large orb-weaver spiders ... “They were first found in the United States in Georgia in 2014,” Penn State University entomologist Michael ...

"This is a large orb weaver and does not pose any significant ... but their bite is like a small bee sting." “Joro spiders continue to wreak havoc in Georgia. But now, these invasive critters ...

While Joro spiders can bite if provoked, they are generally non-aggressive. The Georgia Department of Agriculture states that their venom is similar to that of other orb-weaver spiders ...

Male orb weaver spiders like the Joro travel by “ballooning ... The Joro spider was first detected in 2013 in Hoschton, Georgia. A shipping container likely transported the invasive species ...

The Joro is part of a group of spiders known as orb weavers for their highly organized, wheel-shaped webs. Joro females have ...

Joro spiders are palm-sized orb weavers native to Asia. They reportedly arrived in the U.S. around 2013 and were first spotted in Georgia in 2021. There have been no confirmed Joro spider ...

Joro spiders, also known as Trichonephila clavata, are golden orb-web weavers, according to the University of Georgia. Female Joro spiders are larger than the males, around 3-4 inches long ...

Golden silk orb weavers have hairy tufs around their leg joints while joro spiders do not, according to the University of Georgia. Web placement can be another indicator. Both species of spiders ...