There are several spider species that call Georgia home, and some of them are ... Black widows are shiny black bodies and a distinctive red hourglass shape on the underside of the abdomen.

Now that you’ve been warned, these huge, yellow, blue-black and red Joro spiders are all over Georgia, spinning webs up to 10 feet wide. This giant yellow, blue-black and red spider is called ...

Spiders the size of a human palm, bee-eating hornets and toxic worms. Georgia’s diverse ecosystems are home to a huge range of native species, but over the years, some unwanted animals and ...

Georgia was the first state to experience ... like "they've been dipped in a pool of swirling yellow, red, and black paint." Joro spiders themselves are an exotic sight to see, but their three ...

It's actually shy. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, the joro spider −a palm-size bright yellow, blue-black and red arachnid− would rather be left alone than attack a human.

Giant venomous flying spiders from Japan have made their way to the U.S. in recent years, and will likely infiltrate more states in 2024. Originally spotted in Georgia ten years ago, the arachnids ...

The spiders are native to Asia but were initially found in Georgia around 2013 and 2014. Since then, they have moved to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina ...