A large, brightly colored invasive species from East Asia is weaving its way across parts of the United States − including ...

Researchers have been studying joro spiders to better understand the invasive species. New work indicates that under certain circumstances females may get aggressive and eat each other. Photograph By ...

A large, multicolored orb arachnid, called the Joro spider, is causing a stir in the media thanks to its arrival and rapid spread across the United States (U.S.). Read on to find out where this spider ...

Just when Georgians were getting used to the idea of Joro spiders sharing their yards, another invasive species is creeping in—and this one stings. The Asian needle ant, a small but venomous insect, ...

An invasive spider has been spotted in the Great Smoky Mountains, according to The Island Packet. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park's official Facebook page posted a warning to all visitors on ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking for the public's help tracking down huge venomous bright yellow spiders. The national park said the Joro Spider, originally from East ...

A lone Joro spider, native to East Asia and known for building massive webs, was discovered this fall clinging to a shrub outside a coastal Santa Barbara business. The sighting marked the first known ...

They’re big. They’re yellow, in part. And they’re invasive. But Joro spiders, now spinning their webs in carports and forests in South Carolina, are not as dangerous or as destructive as many of the ...