Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis). But the ...

You may have heard about some not-so-itsy-bitsy venomous flying spiders that can soar with the winds, love to eat butterflies and are already appearing along the East Coast. They're called Joro ...

TASMANIA, Australia -- If you have a fear of spiders, a pair of photos going viral probably won't help with that: They appear to show a massive spider eating a possum. Justine Latton's husband, Adam, ...

She’s got long legs, a chic yellow outfit and menacing twinkly eyes. But don’t worry … she won’t bite. Or will she? Over the past year, the massive Joro spider has made headlines as it expanded its ...

Joro spiders arrived in Georgia around 2010, likely as stowaways on cargo ships from Asia. They’ve been expanding their territory across the Southeast, and may soon make it to New England. They’re ...

Arachnophobes, look away — there's a giant invasive spider that could be coming to the tri-state this summer. Joro spiders could start showing up in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware this summer, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Giant Joro spiders are likely heading our way, but there is at least one bonus to their predicted arrival on Staten Island — their appetite for pesky spotted lanternflies. The ...

The giant, parachuting spiders known as Joro spiders, are starting to spread from the southeastern United States and have made an appearance in a suburb of Philadelphia. There was a sighting earlier ...