Researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain ...

The invasive Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is endemic to East Asia. It was first discovered in the U.S. in North ...

The Joro spider is one of a group of spiders called orb-weavers, named for their wheel-shaped webs. ... At worst, a Joro bite might itch or cause an allergic reaction.

A Joro spider bite typically doesn’t require medical intervention. The bite may cause a small amount of pain and redness, but these symptoms quickly disappear. In rare cases, ...

Joro spider females have a distinctive appearance: a body of up to an inch long, yellow and silver striping with red on the sides and ... they are venomous, but no, they don't usually bite humans. And ...

If you haven't met the colorful, massive Joro spider yet, you may soon be introduced to the invasive species if you live on the East Coast, scientists predict.. The predominately yellow spider ...

A giant Joro spider has been confirmed in Boston for the first time. ... If you pick one up, the spider might try to bite you. But its fangs likely wouldn’t be large enough to pierce your skin.

The likelihood of it just being one [Joro spider] is probably pretty low. Benjamin Frick, an ecologist at the University of Georgia in Athens "They do possess the capability to bite you.

Joro spider spotted in Boston. The fist one has been spotted in Boston, with photographs emerging of it in the center of its web. ... Their bite can cause an allergic reaction.

A Joro spider on Boston's Beacon Hill Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images ... it's not going to want to bite you." You can report Joro spider sights for researchers to track on jorowatch.org.

However, if this spider does bite you, it should not cause too much harm because it has weak venom. The temporary pain and redness have been compared to a bee sting. What if my dog eats a Joro spider?

The Joro spider is in Boston, according to a researcher who tracks the species, and it’s “the most northern sighting yet.” See images of the arachnid here.