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#joro #theydontlikethesalt #easttnslayer #joroslayer #saltstings got mrs slayer involved he…
#joro #theydontlikethesalt #easttnslayer #joroslayer #saltstings got mrs slayer involved here! Wish video was better
Field notes from the Joro frontier
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They’re big. They’re bright yellow. They build enormous golden webs. And they’re spreading.
The Joro Slayer is documenting what happens next—one sighting, web, field test, and original video at a time.
10 field videos1 public sightingsTN home base
FIELD BASESignal Mountain, TN
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I had to knock this one out of the tree with a stick, but I found him on the ground. They’r…
I had to knock this one out of the tree with a stick, but I found him on the ground. They’re pretty fast but once they stop, they act like they’re playing…
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#TheyDon’tLikeTheSalt #saltstings #joro #joroslayer #easttnslayer it’s been a couple of day…
#TheyDon’tLikeTheSalt #saltstings #joro #joroslayer #easttnslayer it’s been a couple of days so I had to stalk a little bit more to find them, but I came …
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Hit some big ones this morning! Those take two shots!! #theydontlikethesalt #joro #easttenn…
Hit some big ones this morning! Those take two shots!! #theydontlikethesalt #joro #easttennessee
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Hit some big ones this morning! Those take two shots!! #theydontlikethesalt #joro #easttenn…
Hit some big ones this morning! Those take two shots!! #theydontlikethesalt #joro #easttennessee
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… Turns out they’re not brother and sister. There’s usually a male and with the female. The…
… Turns out they’re not brother and sister. There’s usually a male and with the female. The males are smaller and brown, and the females have all the colo…
Joro Spider 101
Meet the spider behind the headlines.
The Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is a large orb-weaving spider native to Asia that has become established in the southeastern United States. Its bright coloration and huge golden webs are hard to miss, but its appearance is far more dramatic than its risk to people.
Scientific nameTrichonephila clavataWeb typeGolden orb webHuman dangerNot significant
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