The Joro spider is really good at hitching a ride on cars and trucks, said Andy Davis, research scientist at the University of Georgia and co-author of a study on the invasive spider found in the U.S.
That means one might make its way up to Canada in the next couple of years, according to Davis. Read more: Most common and most notorious Okanagan spiders emerging from their winter nests The University of Georgia stated in a press release that the Joro spider belongs to a group of large spiders known as golden orb-web weavers that make enormous, multi-layered webs of gold-coloured silk.
It is widespread in its native Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Since its arrival in the U.S. in 2013, new research suggests the invasive arachnids could spread through most of the eastern seaboard.
Even though the study published in Physiological Entomology doesn’t mention Canada, Davis still thinks it’s possible for the spider to end up here. “It’s completely within the realm of possibility that that would happen.