The Joro spider, is black and yellow, about the size of your palm and can grow up to four inches. They can also parachute up to 100 miles on a balloon made from their spider silk.
PHILADELPHIA --Joro spiders, or Trichonephila clavata, is black and yellow, about the size of your palm and can grow up to four inches."Joro spiders utilize a technique known as ballooning, where they release silk threads into the air, allowing them to be carried by the wind," theScientists predict the spiders could spread and reproduce in New Jersey, or even Delaware.
Joro spiders were first spotted in the United States around 2013, according to a University of GeorgiaExperts we spoke with say they've been spotted as far north as Maryland, but don't expect a large invasion if they do show up here. "They're shy, nonaggressive spiders. Unless you're going to mess with it, it's not going to go bite you," said Lauren Bonus, entomologist and superintendent of the Camden County Mosquito Commission.
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