Typical spiders — and most creatures — tend to find the noise and wind disturbance from nearby busy roads to be too stressful, but the Jorō spider doesn’t seem to mind much, according to a new study published in Arthropoda on February 13.
University of Georgia ecology students and study coauthors Kade Stewart, Caitlin Phelan and Alexa Schultz handle a Jorō spider.
What to do when you come across a Jorō spiderAs the nonnative Jorō spider continues to spread in the region, the spiders pose a threat to native species that are beneficial to the environment.
While conducting the study, the researchers found evidence of the Jorō spiders coexisting with native spiders, Davis said.
And the Jorō spiders eat species that are good and bad for the environment, including the infamous lantern fly, he added.
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