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Maya Yang

FOUND: Giant invasive joro spiders spotted for first time in pennsylvania - What They Never Told You

A huge spider with yellow stripes hangs out on a web
Joro spiders were first spotted in the US in north Georgia in 2014, though they likely arrived on shipping containers years before. Photograph: Alex Sanz/AP

The invasive joro spider has been spotted for the first time in Pennsylvania.

Six of the giant, colorful spiders, which were already spreading across north-east states including New York and New Jersey, were seen in the yard of a home in Bucks county on 5 September, according to the interactive tracking system JoroWatch. A state entomologist then visited to confirm the location and identification.

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