Joro spider

or jor·o spi·der

[ jawr-oh spahy-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a large, multicolored, invasive but relatively harmless spider, Trichonephilia clavata (formerly classified with the genus Nephilia ), found throughout much of Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan, and recently introduced to the eastern United States: known as the “parachuting spider” for its habit of dropping, with long legs extended, from great heights.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 2010–15; from Japanese ��ǰ�ō(��ܳ��) “woman (spider),” in Japanese folklore a goblin that can change from a spider into a beautiful woman

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In their native Japan, the East Asian Joro spider colonizes most of the country.

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The joro spider has long, striped, black-and-yellow legs and a bedazzled rump.

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The fact that a Joro spider and its web was found on the exterior of a freight container in a container yard at Tacoma, Wash., seems to support this hypothesis.

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The good news is that the Joro spider is beautiful, with bright yellow and black stripes and about the size of a palm of the hand.

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The Joro spider’s golden web took over yards all over north Georgia in 2021, unnerving some residents.

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