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Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia , it is found throughout China , Japan (except Hokkaidō ), Korea , and Taiwan , and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s.
“Here in Georgia, where we have joro spiders everywhere, you often see them next to native spiderwebs, and they seem to be sort of coexisting, anecdotally, anyway,” Davis said.
Joro spiders typically eat a variety of insects, such as flies, mosquitoes, beetles, moths and other small flying insects that get caught in their webs. They can also indulge in a butterfly if ...
Since initially being sighted in Georgia in 2013 and 2014, the Jorō spiders' population in the state and other regions of the Southeast has expanded. ... Joro spiders reside primarily in Georgia ...
As far as invasive species go, the brightly-colored and shy Joro spiders are not so bad. Learn more about them here.
Joro spiders are large, venomous, yellow and making their way up the East Coast. ... The invasive Joro spider, native to East Asia, was first found in Georgia in 2013. The spiders remain mostly in ...
Joro spiders in the U.S. live primarily in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. There haven't been any sightings of them in Ohio yet, according to a map from iNaturalist.org .
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.