1d ago

Joro Rule (a big ass spider!)

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If you’re in the southeastern US, please kill it. They’re invasive and kill our native orb weavers.
This lil lady is over 3 inches wide, leg to leg. Saw her at friend's house this weekend!
- The nsfw was a good idea, but you might wanna say it's a spider in the title so people know what to expect
  
  Good idea, thank you!
- Maybe it's just because I'm Australian, but that(8cm leg to leg) doesn't seem that large?
  
  I you might be right that it's because you're Australian, hehe
  Definitely one of the bigger spiders around here, but not dangerous at least. Although I here y'all got those kind covered as well 😨
- Can you tell me what continent your friend lives on? I need to make plans to either never go there or move immediately.
  
  Oh these ladies are harmless, more important to keep an eye on the brown recluses, black windows, copper heads, water moccasins, rattlesnakes, republicans, and alligator snapping turtles.
Can confirm. Spider has big ass.
Beautiful girl! Garden spiders are a force for good and seem to be a good luck omen 💛
- Absolutely, helping keep the balance.
  Here's to hoping for good luck 💚
I am guessing Germany (or at least EU) based on the post location, but if you found this in the USA they are invasive so you should report finding one.
Things are massive, and I hear the webs are like 1m+ wide
- Southeast US!
  You are right that they are invasive here, but my understanding is that they are currently not considered an ecological threat in my area (they are basically just replacing a similar orb weaver that lives here).
  I could be wrong though, maybe I'll have my friend call up his local UGA extension office.
  Oh and yes, the web was over a 1m, almost a cube with a bunch of other spiders hanging out as well!
  
  I hope they aren't replacing orb weavers. Those beauties are smaller than she is, but they will weave perfect huge webs in a spot that doesn't interfere with you at all for years at a time. IME it takes breaking some test lines a few times before the golden orb weaver will understand not to try to trap humans, but once that has been communicated they just eat all the flying pests that one really doesn't want around.

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