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Some spider species that live in groups of thousands on enormous webs synchronise their movements to catch insects up to 700 times heavier than an individual spider

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast

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ATLANTA (AP) — Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast. The Joro spider's golden web took over yards all over north Georgia in 2021, unnerving some residents.

"I do not think that the existence of synchronization in the approach to a prey has been described in any other animal," Raphael Jenson told Newsweek.

The newest creepy crawler to be concerned about? The Joro Spider.

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast