While you’re likely to face the usual suspects in 2024, this year may also include your first exposure to a new contender: the joro spider. Introduced to the U.S. in 2013 when they were first ...

I just ran across an article on the NPR website that extols the virtues of one of the most god-awful life forms to ever inhabit the earth: the Joro spider – ...

Depending on your perspective, seeing a Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) for the first time is either an enchanting experience or an alarming emergency. These creatures are strikingly beautiful ...

Depending on your perspective, seeing a joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) for the first time is either an enchanting experience or an alarming emergency. These creatures are strikingly beautiful ...

These massive spiders have been making headlines over the past months as they expand their presence in the United States. Now, they've been spotted in East Tennessee. Joro spiders, also known as ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. – A spider known for its unique coloring and large size has been spotted twice recently in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Joro Spider, known scientifically as Trichonephila ...