Joro Spider

“I’ve seen them on gas station pumps, street lamps – I’ve even seen some on the top of street lights in the middle of a busy intersection downtown."

Since taking up residence in the area a few years ago, Joro Spider have become as common as kudzu, and just about as invasive.

Look out, Eastern Seaboard.

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