Joro spiders were first noticed in the United States around 2010. Their presence has now been observed again, this time in ...

Earlier this year, experts warned that Joro spiders could start showing up in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware this summer, spreading up from the southeastern U.S., where they have been ...

Animated video figures? Fictional characters in a sci-fi thriller? They’re Joro spiders and recently were seen in Bucks County, according to a research center that monitors the East Asian species.

Tis the season for spooky stories, and just in time for Halloween, the spider that news headlines have described as “giant,” ...

Joro spiders have reportedly found their way into the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's what to know about the species if you ...

Native to Asia, Joro spiders have been living in the United States since at least 2013, when they were spotted in Georgia between Athens and Atlanta. They’ve been spreading ever since, and on Oct. 17, ...

Despite their terrifying reputation, UGA researchers found the spiders are actually scaredy cats. ATHENS, Ga. — Heart racing ...

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

At least two invasive Joro spiders have been spotted in Cades Cove, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...

New research on Joro spiders by Georgia Gwinnett College found the invasive critters carry a bacteria that can cause them to go sterile. Wolbachia, a common bacteria found in about half of all ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its first joro spider sighting on Oct. 17. The spider was found in Cades Cove in ...

It also doesn’t have wings, and its venom is not harmful to humans. The reference to flight comes from the Joro spider’s propensity to ballooning — a process by which spiders move through the air on ...