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    Default Invasive Joro spider

    Has anyone else had the pleasure of walking into one of these big ass spider webs in the dark? Luckily they build their webs up higher than most spiders, but i walked into the lower part of the web of one a few weeks before the hard freeze. Them are some big spiders!! The webs they make are orange in color which is cool. Google says they came in on a container ship from southeast asia and worked their way inland up the I 85 corridor. They are all over georgia

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    They look similar enough to an Argiope spider that I doubt I would have noticed the difference. I'll have to pay better attention the next time I have one straddling my face after running through a web while riding the ATV.

    I was brought up to never kill spiders because they eat "bad" bugs. I always try to gently release the ones I disturb on the trails. Are these Joro spiders an environmental problem in any way? Since they're invasive, I might have to break my childhood rules and squash them. It sounds like their populations are too far gone already though, at least in Georgia.

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    Hopefully they kill all the other spiders and then die from doing so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PharmHunter View Post
    Hopefully they kill all the other spiders and then die from doing so.
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    Of the spiders that I'm going to walk into going through the woods, I hate the web more than the spider.

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    Ticks bother me more than spiders. They’ve been terrible this year.

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    Nasty sumbitch.

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    Am I correct in my assumption that these are nearly identical to a banana spider (aka writing spider) bit with a different abdomen shape?

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    I don't know much about spiders, but my understanding is that the Joros hopped off a shipping container in Jefferson, GA and have spread like wild fire. I live in Athens and have a couple buddies who keep bees. The spiders have knocked out 75%+ of their hives in some cases

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    Not sure about the Joro preying on Beehives. First I have read of this. That is possible I reckon, but we have been told the Joro's preferred snack is the brown Stinkbug. I live near ground zero and I have killed a pile of em with my Benjamin.
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    Big invasive Joro spiders experts say will begin to cover entire East Coast

    The East Coast can expect to see webs around late May/early June

    March 4, 2022

    Georgia (WGCL/CNN) —

    Giant parachuting spiders could show up along the entire east coast of the United States, according to some scientists.

    Originally from Japan, the 3-inch long Joro Spider made its way first to Georgia and has begun to slowly spread out.

    “It’s disgusting,” said Anna Reed.

    “A big no!” said Donneisha Match.

    “Oh Lord Jesus,” said Gregory Lightfoot.

    University of Georgia scientists have released a study saying the eight-legged residents are about to become even more prolific in Georgia and spread up and down the entire East Coast.

    "It doesn’t have anything that’s controlling its population size in the new habitat, but it has perfect conditions to spread,” said Benjamin Frick, co-author of the study and an undergraduate at Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia.

    University of Georgia scientists have released a study saying our new eight-legged residents are about to become even more prolific in Georgia and spread up and down the entire East Coast.
    Scientists say it will continue to spread because of its ability to survive the cold.

    “So in our experiment, we exposed them to a brief period of cold only for a couple of minutes at below-freezing temperatures and most of the Joros did just fine,” Andy Davis, co-author of the study and a research scientist Odum School of Ecology, the University of Georgia.

    Researchers have found the spiders can travel using their webs like balloons or parachutes to ride the wind. But it’s unknowing humans who will spread them quicker.

    “We had a Joro being found in Oklahoma, we tracked the person who made the observation and it turned out it was a student from here,” Davis said.

    Joros don’t appear to have much of an effect on local food webs or ecosystems, Davis said.

    And as menacing as the big spiders look, experts say they’re scaredy cats and you’re highly unlikely to be bitten by one.

    “Its fangs are so small relative to most human skin that it probably won’t be able to get its fangs into you even if it wanted to,” Frick said.

    Frick and Davis said if you are unlucky enough to be bitten by a Joro, its bite feels far less than a wasp sting, like a little pinch.

    They do have a little venom but like a bee or wasp sting, most will not need any medical attention. We can expect to see webs around late May/Early June, but the really big female webs come around the start of fall.

    https://www.wyff4.com/article/joro-s...orgia/39323953

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