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Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« on: March 24, 2026, 08:49:12 pm »
I'd probably have a coronary if I saw one!!

Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US

The frightening, brightly-colored large spiders are back, and experts say they are spreading rapidly across the U.S.

This eight-legged creepy species, known as the Joro spider, can grow as large as a human hand and has been spotted in at least eight states since 2021, including Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, California, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

"Joro spiders will likely continue to spread in the U.S., but they aren't the ‘flying venomous spider invasion’ that’s been sensationalized in the media," Virginia Tech entomologist Theresa Dellinger said in a press release.

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/spiders-size-human-hand-spreading-throughout-us

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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2026, 09:17:32 pm »
So, the SuperSpider is no Killer Bee nor Murder Wasp?
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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2026, 09:39:24 pm »
We had one of those in our screen porch when we lived back east... They called em Banana Spiders back then, since I guess they come in on banana produce. The thing was huge, and the old man murdered it with a fly swatter - Bent the swatter all to heck, and left a spider shaped stain that was there for years.

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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2026, 09:43:27 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on March 24, 2026, 09:39:24 pm
We had one of those in our screen porch when we lived back east... They called em Banana Spiders back then, since I guess they come in on banana produce. The thing was huge, and the old man murdered it with a fly swatter - Bent the swatter all to heck, and left a spider shaped stain that was there for years.

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There was a segment on TV that Mr. Bele said that he saw the showed spiders that came in with bananas.  So ... now I'm careful when I pick through the bananas as the supermarket.  These spiders were very venomous and if you get bit, you have a couple of hours.
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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2026, 10:29:31 pm »
Be sure to turn your shoes upside down and shake them every morning.
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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2026, 12:13:01 pm »
Vergette and my sister and not fond of spiders. They will not be happy to hear this.
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Re: Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the US
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2026, 03:02:25 pm »
wow, I have never heard of this particular creature, but I don't keep current with spider news. So it came from East Asia and it's a bad excuse for a poisonous biter.  Joro's colors look pretty cool.
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