Joro Spiders: Ballooning Across the Eastern United States

Joro spiders are new nonnative spiders from southeast Asia that you may see in your backyard. They are the size of your palm and as spiderlings can travel up to 100 miles on a thread of silk. Join me as we learn about these spiders. We may even learn a little from them.

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Secondary Articles (Trusted Sources)
Joro Spiders in Georgia (UGA)
https://news.uga.edu/joro-spiders-lik...

Joro Spiders (Penn State Extension)
https://extension.psu.edu/joro-spiders

Primary Research Articles
Joro Spiders vs. Native Golden Orb weaver
https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wil...

Spider Silk in Silkworm Caterpillars
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...

Joro Spider venom
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/...

Structure of the Egg Cases
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Pigment in the Gold Thread
https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/4/5...

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Joro Spider on Web
Photo by: Daniel Ramirez
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Joro Spider
Photo by: Christina Butler
Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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