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A new study warns that giant, invasive Joro spiders could spread across the Northeast, including in Rochester. Initially spotted in Georgia in 2013-14, their population has surged in the Southeast
"The Joro spider’s predatory nature may decrease native insect populations, affecting the food web and potentially causing a ripple effect throughout the ecosystem," New Jersey Pest Control said.
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields. A 2018 study concluded that electric fields provide enough force to lift ...
Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real, and they will potentially invade the New York area sometime this year.. Jason DiBiase, owner of Rochester Pest Pro, explains that the ...
“Unlike black widow and brown recluse spiders, Joro spiders are not considered a threat to human health,” says Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., entomologist and senior vice president of public affairs ...
In November, Dr. David Coyle, entomologist at Clemson University, told NorthJersey.com that the large, invasive, flying Joro spider could be making its way into the state "by next year for all we ...
Dolomedidae is a family of spiders comprising seven genera formerly part of the family Pisauridae. It includes the genus Dolomedes , known commonly as raft spiders, and its close relatives. Taxonomy
A close-up view of a giant Joro spider seen in Japan on Nov. 5, 2022. / Credit: David Madison / Getty Images