Joro spiders have reportedly found their way into the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's what to know about the species if you ...

Joro spiders have reportedly found their way into the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's what to know about the species if you encounter one.

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

The joro spider is one of the few creatures known to eat the brown ... gulf fritillaries and 58% of the time for tiger ...

It's not surprising the strikingly large, colorful spiders native to Asia have reached the national park. What does it mean for the native ecosystem?

The joro spider is one of the few creatures known to ... both of which are the same size or larger than monarchs. “In some cases they’ll even cut the monarchs out of their web,” said Davis.

The zoo continued the post by emphasizing the arachnid's large size, stating that spiders can "grow to be the size of your hand!" Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty "Honestly, you're so welcome," the ...

The spiders were hand-fed with tweezers in the zoo’s breeding facility until they were large enough to be released into the ...

Britain is reportedly experiencing a surge in the population of a gargantuan spider species capable of growing to the size of a human hand. The once-endangered Fen Raft spider has seen a dramatic ...

Massive spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in the UK after a zoo released them into the wild. Chester Zoo bred the fen raft spiders before setting thousands free ten ...

Giant spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in UK following conservation efforts. A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was ...