Giant, invasive Joro spider has pushed further north — to the heart of Boston

The Joro spider is in Boston, according to a researcher who tracks the species, and it's 'the most northern sighting yet.' See photos here.

The yellow spiders, which are from East Asia and first spotted stateside in Georgia about a decade ago, have a harrowing reputation as being able to fly, though that's a bit of a misnomer — when they're young, Joro spiders can balloon, catching air thanks to a strand of silk, which other spiders can do as well.

The spider was still perched on its web on Wednesday afternoon, and was even being ogled by passersby.A Joro spider in its web outside a home on Beacon Hill in Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

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