Catherine Rusoff
First came the spotted lanternsthen the cicadas, and now, the spiders. The Northeastern US is bracing for an invasion of giant venomous spiders with half-inch-long legs that can parachute into the air.
At the beginning of this year, Pest Control in New Jersey warned about the spiders that arrived, saying Joro spiders it will be “hard to miss” as females have wingspans of up to 10 centimeters and are known for their vibrant yellow and gray bodies.
“What sets them apart, however, is their ability to fly, an unusual trait among spiders,” the company said. “Although it is not precise flight in the avian sense, Joro spiders use a technique known as ballooning, where they release strands of silk into the air, allowing them to be carried by the wind.”
Dave Coyle/Clemson University
José R. Ramírez-Garofalo, an ecologist at Rutgers University’s Lockwood Laboratory and president of the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods on Staten Island, said SI live that “it’s a matter of when, not if” spiders will arrive in New York and New Jersey.
A peer-reviewed study published last October by invasive species expert David Coyle found that the invasive species is “here to stay.” The insects are native to Asia, but were introduced to north Georgia around 2010, according to the study, and continue to spread.
“Anybody who doesn’t like all the creepy, crawly things, this has all the characteristics that make them queasy,” Coyle previously told CBS News, saying a Press release that “data shows that this spider will be able to inhabit most of the eastern US.”
“It shows that the comfort zone in their native range matches up very well with much of North America.”
People have reported seeing Joro spiders throughout much of the eastern US, including in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. It turns out that New York is “right in the middle of where they like to be,” said Andy Davis, a researcher at the University of Georgia. The New York Times in December. He believes the spiders could appear in New York and neighboring states this summer — that is, any time.
“They seem to be fine living in a city,” Davis added, saying he has seen Joro spiders on streetlights and in telephone surveys, where “normal spiders would not be picked up dead.”
Venomous arachnids are poisonous, but Coyle says they does not pose a danger to humans. This venom, he said, is reserved for creatures that become trapped in its webs, including butterflies, wasps and cockroaches. They can also pose a threat to native spiders.
“We have no evidence that they caused any harm to a person or pet,” he said.
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