The Joro spider, is black and yellow, about the size of your palm and can grow up to four inches. They can also parachute up to 100 miles on a balloon made from their spider silk.
The non-native arachnid caused a frenzy but scientists say not to worry.New York City and New Jersey might have a new resident this summer: A giant yellow and blue-black flying spider.
Joro spiders are able to thrive in urban environments, which is one of the reasons they have been able to migrate northward in the United States. iNaturalist is a site where individuals submit findings of plants and animals and get help with identifying them, this is a tool some scientists use in their research.However, Joro spiders are light enough to parachute through the air, traveling with the speed of wind, giving the illusion they are flying through a process of "ballooning."
Any non-native species has the potential to disrupt the biodiversity of an area, in the case of the Joro spider it can cause a downsize in food for native spiders in the area, according to Raupp."Joro spider is not in the category as the spotted lanternfly," said Davis.
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