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Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia, it is found throughout China, Japan (except Hokkaidō), Korea, and Taiwan, and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s. It rarely bites humans, and its venom is not deadly.
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.
Joro spiders are big, with females being around 1 to 1.5 inches long (excluding their legs), but some can grow up to 3 inches. Male Joro spiders are generally smaller than females, typically ...
“The Joro spider is known for its large size compared to other U.S. spider species,” Fredericks says. Female Joro spiders can be up to 4 inches, including the legs. But male Joro spiders are ...
A joro spider on a spider web (Little Dinosaur / Getty Images) Still, people may want to watch out for the spiders’ large webs: a single Joro spider’s can be 3 feet wide, but a cluster web ...
Male Joro spiders are relatively small, with legs spanning less than an inch. The females, however, can be quite large, with one-inch-long bodies and legs that stretch up to four inches.
The Joro spider, native to Japan, has ... In addition to the bright yellow marking, they're large. The females can be 6 to 8 inches large which fully stretched out, and are double the size of males.
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 researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S. But spider experts say we shouldn’t be too worried about them.