Joro spider season is over. But the critters will be back in 2026.

While the Joro spider season, which spans from August to October, is over, these creepy crawlies can still pop up sporadically in the months before and after the season, according to Joro Watch, a ...
AOL

Joro Spiders Are Spreading—Here's What to Do If You Find One in Your Garden

If you're afraid of spiders, now is the time to stop reading. You won't want to know that the intimidatingly large Joro spider is becoming an increasingly invasive issue in the United States. If you ...
Post and Courier

As big and bold Joro spiders spread, Clemson University commits to studying them

CLEMSON — Joro spiders have made their emergence, a new sign of the unofficial end of summer and the start of the web-laden spooky season. They can be seen as smaller nymphs in May, and their size and ...
AOL

Are Joro spiders venomous? Huge, colorful species found in the Smokies, what to know in Tennessee

They're huge and colorful, with bands of yellow and blue. These massive spiders have been making headlines over the past months as they expand their presence in the United States. Now, they've been ...
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The Beneficial Garden Insect That's Often Confused With Joro Spiders

While they may look similar to the invasive Joro spiders, these common arachnids not only help pollinators, they keep pests out of your garden.
Yahoo

Flying Joro spiders have been reported in nine states. Will we see them in Indiana?

Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider native to Asia. While Joro spiders have been in the U.S. for a while, with the ...
NBC Washington

What to do if Joro spiders trigger your fear of insects

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...
The Patriot Ledger

Joro spider spotted in Boston for first time. What to know about the huge, flying spider

What crawls, has several legs, is black and white with a flash of yellow, carries venom, flies through the air and just moved to the Boston area? Joro spiders. Well - not multiple spiders. Just one ...
KTVZ

First Joro spider sighting reported in Massachusetts, marking northernmost expansion

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The Joro spider, an invasive species originally from East Asia, has made its first confirmed appearance in Massachusetts, marking its northernmost sighting in the United ...
11Alive

GSMNP asking public for help locating invasive 'Joro' Spiders as they spread north

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 ...
Boston Herald

Joro spiders attack and eat each other sometimes: ‘Nonsexual cannibalism’

Excited for the joro spider invasion?! Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...