If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased sightings of the Joro spider, an invasive species native to East Asia.Female ...

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If you’ve noticed an increase in spiders lately, perhaps wrapping your porch up in web, there’s a reason. No, spiders have not increased in population, and no, they aren’t plotting your demise. It’s ...

ATLANTA — Not everyone would welcome a web of giant spiders outside their front door — but for Lee Guthrie, it’s a sight he’s grown to love. To the right of his porch, several Joro spiders have built ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – An invasive species of arachnid, known as the Joro spider, is spinning webs far from its native range, and now the National Park Service says it needs the public’s help in tracking ...

Starting in September, folks in Upstate South Carolina and Georgia will inevitably come across the invasive large yellow spiders with their giant abdomens and long legs. They’re often confused with ...

Each summer, the air is filled with what looks like cottonwood down but is really a host of infant spiders, riding the wind on silken parachutes. Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's ...

Diatomaceous earth dehydrates and kills spiders—it's a safe, affordable alternative to chemical sprays. Lightly dust entry points, basements, and attics; reapply weekly with safety gear. You can also ...

The spiders that are commonly found in homes fall into two categories: web-builders and hunters. Keep spiders away by keeping doors and windows shut and sealing any cracks and gaps. Eliminate clutter, ...

New analysis challenges widely held beliefs on when spiders adapted to land. One of the creepiest, crawliest creatures of the Earth may have been swimming before adapting to live on land, new research ...

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