The large and vividly colored Joro spiders are making their way north and the question isn't if they're coming to the NYC area -- it's when. Here's how to find them, and what to do if one bites you.
The large and vividly colored Joro spiders are making their way north and the question isn't if they're coming to the NYC area -- it's when.The venomous Joro spiders have been spotted along the New Jersey border according to Joro Watch, an interactive monitoring program developed by the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health to better understand the species.
The Joro is part of a group of spiders known as orb weavers for their highly organized, wheel-shaped webs. Joro females have colorful yellow, blue and red markings on their bodies and can measure three inches across when their legs are fully extended.The eight-legged spawn of the golden orb-weaver, when full-grown, is about the size of a human palm. "The most direct way to get rid of problematic spiders is to kill them," according to research from the University of Georgia.
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