Joro Spider

[cpaysonc]

Spotted a Joro spider in Winnsboro SC. These guys are native to Japan but have now made it to the US. Reported it to a site that's tracking their movements, first reported sighting in Fairfield county. Beautiful creature, like them or not, they're coming and they'll be here to stay.

 

[babydocsmoker]

Spotted a Joro spider in Winnsboro SC. These guys are native to Japan but have now made it to the US. Reported it to a site that's tracking their movements, first reported sighting in Fairfield county. Beautiful creature, like them or not, they're coming and they'll be here to stay.View attachment 678502

Thats......not good.

 

[Steve H]

From what I've read. There doesn't seem to be a big concern about them. They've been here for almost 10 years now.

 

[cpaysonc]

From what I've read. There doesn't seem to be a big concern about them. They've been here for almost 10 years now.

That's what I've heard as well. Stink bugs are apparently a favorite food, and I'm fine with that. Mighty impressive web.

 

[jcam222]

I'll pass, I don't like spiders or snakes period lol

 

[chopsaw]

I don't like spiders or snakes period

You should write a song .
I'm with ya on the spiders .

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

That thing is ugly. How big are they?

 

[02ebz06]

I Googled it, and said up to 3 inches.

 

[cptnding]

That thing is ugly. How big are they?

Big. Really big. The larger ones are probably about 6" across when sitting on their web spread out. Body size about 1-2" long. The web can be huge. Think 10+ feet across.
We've been covered up with them in North Ga for a few years now. They don't seem to hurt anything and I've never heard of someone being bitten by one though.

 

[cpaysonc]

Big. Really big. The larger ones are probably about 6" across when sitting on their web spread out. Body size about 1-2" long. The web can be huge. Think 10+ feet across.
We've been covered up with them in North Ga for a few years now. They don't seem to hurt anything and I've never heard of someone being bitten by one though.

That's what I've heard as well, gentle, beautiful, giants. Free, round the clock pest control. Spiders get a largely unnecessary bad rap.

 

[cptnding]

That's what I've heard as well, gentle, beautiful, giants. Free, round the clock pest control. Spiders get a largely unnecessary bad rap.

Yep. They are cool looking. To me the only annoyance is accidentally walking through one of the webs. The web is much thicker and stronger than any of the regular spiders around here and a hassle to get off. Almost like a super sticky thin sewing thread. Luckily they seem to prefer building their webs much higher that most spiders to it doesn't happen too often.

Not my pic but thats what they look like.

 

[cpaysonc]

Yep. They are cool looking. To me the only annoyance is accidentally walking through one of the webs. The web is much thicker and stronger than any of the regular spiders around here and a hassle to get off. Almost like a super sticky thin sewing thread. Luckily they seem to prefer building their webs much higher that most spiders to it doesn't happen too often.

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Not my pic but thats what they look like.

I've never seen such web, it's as if they have a standard orb web, within a hard-core "trash web" with incredible tensile strength. Really cool.

 

[indaswamp]

You should write a song .
I'm with ya on the spiders .

...you can name the band: 'The Heebie Jeebies'