Native to Asia, joro spiders have been living in the United States since at least 2013, when they were spotted in Georgia ...

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Joro spiders, also known as Trichonephila clavata, were spotted in the Smokies on Oct. 17, according to Smokies Life. The spiders are native to Asia but were initially found in Georgia around 2013 ...

Native to Asia, joro spiders have been living in the United States since at least 2013, when they were spotted in Georgia between Athens and Atlanta. They’ve been spreading ever since ...

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.