Large Asian spider taking over north Georgia

[MichaelWinicki]

ATLANTA (AP) — A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year — a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts.

In metro Atlanta, Jennifer Turpin — a self-described arachnophobe — stopped blowing leaves in her yard after inadvertently walking into a web created by the Joro spider. Stephen Carter has avoided a walking trail along the Chattahoochee River where he encountered Joro webs every dozen steps.

Farther east in Winterville, Georgia, Will Hudson's front porch became unusable amid an abundance of Joro webs 10 feet (3 meters) deep. Hudson estimates he's killed more than 300 of the spiders on his property.

https://news.yahoo.com/asian-spider-takes-hold-georgia-134321868.html

Another good reason not to live down south.

 

[Runwildboys]

ATLANTA (AP) — A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year — a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts.

In metro Atlanta, Jennifer Turpin — a self-described arachnophobe — stopped blowing leaves in her yard after inadvertently walking into a web created by the Joro spider. Stephen Carter has avoided a walking trail along the Chattahoochee River where he encountered Joro webs every dozen steps.

Farther east in Winterville, Georgia, Will Hudson's front porch became unusable amid an abundance of Joro webs 10 feet (3 meters) deep. Hudson estimates he's killed more than 300 of the spiders on his property.

https://news.yahoo.com/asian-spider-takes-hold-georgia-134321868.html

Another good reason not to live down south.

I'm guessing some idiot had some as pets and they got away.

 

[Rockport]

I'm guessing some idiot had some as pets and they got away.

Probably came over in some kind of shipment.

 

[Runwildboys]

Probably came over in some kind of shipment.

It's possible, but because of climate differences I think most bugs don't have time to adapt. For instance, we find scorpions and various spiders in our tropical lumber shipments, but they're always dead by the time they get here.

 

[Rack]

Nope.

 

[SlammedZero]

I. Hate. Spiders. Keep them in Georgia. Luckily they probably couldn't handle the winter weather in Idaho, so, I should be good.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I. Hate. Spiders. Keep them in Georgia. Luckily they probably couldn't handle the winter weather in Idaho, so, I should be good.

Yep.

A good reason to live in a cooler climate.

 

[Reality]

When I read the thread title, I was imagining a giant spider roaming through northern Georgia stepping on houses and cars like they were nothing, people running for their lives, military tanks firing on it, etc.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

When I read the thread title, I was imagining a giant spider roaming through northern Georgia stepping on houses and cars like they were nothing, people running for their lives, military tanks firing on it, etc.

No...

Just a gazillion smaller spiders doing the same thing!

 

[Reality]

No...

Just a gazillion smaller spiders doing the same thing!

Not sure which is worse, but I have a friend who is very scared of spiders who probably sees most spiders like the giant one I described

 

[SlammedZero]

When I read the thread title, I was imagining a giant spider roaming through northern Georgia stepping on houses and cars like they were nothing, people running for their lives, military tanks firing on it, etc.

You have no idea how fast I would be building a ship to fly up and off this rock. lol

 

[quickccc]

 

[Tabascocat]

You can choose to permanently eradicate one insect, comes down to mosquitoes and spiders for me. Spiders gotta go!

 

[CouchCoach]

I was expecting Camel Spiders, remember them?

Isn't just the existence of these denizens of hell enough?

 

[Roadtrip635]

When I read the thread title, I was imagining a giant spider roaming through northern Georgia stepping on houses and cars like they were nothing, people running for their lives, military tanks firing on it, etc.

Exactly what I thought when I read the title, thinking just how BIG is this spider?

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

When I read the thread title, I was imagining a giant spider roaming through northern Georgia stepping on houses and cars like they were nothing, people running for their lives, military tanks firing on it, etc.

And in black and white to boot