Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real, and they're going to potentially invade the New York area sometime this year, according to the New Jersey Pest Control. Joro spiders are coming ...

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

Attention New Jerseyans, sorry to have to tell you this, but you might want to be on the lookout for some new creepy crawlers heading our way. In November, Dr. David Coyle, entomologist at Clemson ...

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A giant, yellow, venomous flying spider with 4-inch legs sounds like a creature out of a nightmare, but they're already infiltrating some parts of the Eastern U.S. New Jersey Pest Control, the pest ...