A new study documents fighting and cannibalism between female joro spiders for the first time. But it’s unclear how this ...

Joro spiders have been making headlines for years as they continue to spread up the East Coast. Originally from Asia, the spiders are believed to have been first introduced to north Georgia around ...

The invasive Joro spider, with yellow legs and enormous webs, is rapidly advancing toward the northeastern United States, ...

The recently published study by UGA scientists, titled "It’s a Spider-Eat-Spider World," noted that unlike some species of ...

The Joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, is seen in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Oct. 24, 2021. Populations of the species have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years ...

The Joro spider is known for spinning large, intricate, wheel-shaped webs — some as wide as 10 feet — that can be lifted into the air by gusts of wind. Researchers say this allows these pests ...

The Joro spider has drawn all sorts of reaction on social media The colorful spider's leg length is 6-to-8 inches, but only females get that big The spiders may not just crawl up the East Coast ...

The joro was first confirmed in Georgia back in 2014, according to National Geographic. Recent studies have shown the spider is adapting well to an unexpected environment.

The Joro spider does not appear to pose that same threat, according to entomologists. If anything, they may be a beneficial addition to the US ecosystem as they tend to eat biting pest insects.

Scientists came to their conclusion by comparing the Joro spider to its relative, the golden silk spider. Known as the "banana spider," the golden silk spider hails from the tropical regions of ...

The joro spider is an invasive species, but you don't need to fear the invasion They are bright yellow, blue and red, can grow to 3 inches wide and can weave webs that are nearly 10 feet deep.