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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. It rarely bites humans, and its venom is not deadly.
As far as invasive species go, the brightly-colored and shy Joro spiders are not so bad. Learn more about them here.
A Joro spider is its web in Georgia. (AP/Alex Sanz) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) It was the summer of the cicada — but now, Joro spiders may be swooping in to claim their spot in the headlines.
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 ...
The anatomy of spiders includes many characteristics shared with other arachnids. These characteristics include bodies divided into two tagmata (sections or segments), eight jointed legs, no wings or antennae, the presence of chelicerae and pedipalps , simple eyes , and an exoskeleton , which is periodically shed .
A joro spider on a spider web (Little Dinosaur / Getty Images) Still, people may want to watch out for the spiders’ large webs: a single Joro spider’s can be 3 feet wide, but a cluster web ...
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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.