Many have been found near the exteriors of homes. Male Joro spiders must carefully pursue females or they may become their mate's next meal. Some male spiders wait until the female is already ...

These species create elaborate spiderwebs where female spiders live. Male orb weaver spiders like the Joro travel by “ballooning.” During this process, they use strands of silk to catch an ...

So stretched out, its diameter can be as large as a human palm. “Adult male Joro spiders are much smaller and duller in color compared to females, with a body length of only 0.3 inches,” the ...

Female Joro spiders have a body size of roughly one inch, and each leg can be up to four inches long. That means their total size can be nearly eight inches. "Male Joro spiders are much smaller ...

For reference, the average length of a human female's hand is 6.8 inches – meaning these spiders' leg spans would take up most of an average woman's hand. Adult male Joro spiders are "much ...

A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States. Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many ...

Female Joro spiders are quite large, about the size of your palm. Adult females will span around 6-8 inches. Male Joro spiders are only about 1/4 inch long with a leg span of 3/4 of an inch.

Female Joro spiders are brightly-colored and its adult body can be more than an inch-long with a four-inch leg span. Male Joro spiders are brown, and grow to about a quarter of an inch.

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...