Joro spider

(Newser) - East Coasters, prepare to see more giant yellow spiders this year. Joro spider eggs are hatching across parts of the Southeast, continuing the spread of the invasive species first documented in northeast Georgia in 2014, reports USA Today . Native to East Asia, the spiders have since turned up in states...

(Newser) - "For months, experts warned us that the invasive species was creeping north," a WBZ reporter noted on Wednesday in speaking about the Joro spider, the "flying" arachnid that's been infiltrating states along the East Coast. Now, about a week after it was spotted for the first...

(Newser) - If you're an arachnophobe living on the East Coast, you may want to hunker down in your bunker for a while: The Joro spiders are back. NJ Pest Control had warned earlier this year that the invasive species also known as Trichonephila clavata would likely be returning to the...

(Newser) - Last fall, Georgia residents were dismayed to make the acquaintance of the Joro spider, a palm-sized, "flying" creature hailing from East Asia that showed up in the Peach State by the millions. Now, scientists say, people further north should prepare, because the 3-inch-long arachnids with bright yellow stripes, also...