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 ...

A new study suggests orb-weaving spiders may manipulate the flashes of male fireflies caught in their web to mimic the mating call of a female. A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb ...

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.

ATHENS, Ga. — Heart racing and blood pumping, October is the time of year to celebrate all things spooky -- but this is one fright Georgians can't seem to escape: Joro spiders. These large ...

Female Joro spiders have bright yellow and black coloration, a body length of up to one inch, and a leg span of up to four inches. Male Joro spiders are smaller in comparison, with a body length ...

GGC said Joro spiders lay eggs in mid-October and each white silk sac contains as many as 500 spider eggs. While a pairing of an infected male spider and an uninfected female spider could cause ...

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 Joro spider, an invasive species originally from East Asia, has made its first confirmed appearance in Massachusetts, marking its northernmost sighting in the United States.The spider was ...

The Joro spider's Boston appearance this week is its northernmost sighting. THE JORO SPIDER IS SPREADING IN THE US, BUT IT'S NOT THE INVASIVE SPECIES WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT But spider experts say ...

Well, at least one is. It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare coming true: A giant Joro spider has been confirmed in Boston for the first time. It’s the first confirmed Joro sighting in ...