Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real, and they will potentially invade the New York area sometime this year, according to the New Jersey Pest Control. Joro spiders are coming to the Northeast after initially infiltrating the Southeastern U.S. from Japan, the pest control service said in a news release earlier this year. Georgia served as the "ground zero" for the arachnids in 2021 as residents saw the spiders in urban and rural areas, WUGA, the University of Georgia's public FM radio station, reported.
According to Jason DiBiase, the owner of Rochester Pest Pro, the female spiders have a leg span of about four inches and an overall lifespan of up to 12 months. DiBiase is also on the board of the New York State Pest Management Association and says Rochester has not seen any of the flying spiders; however, they could already be starting to show up in the New York City and New Jersey areas.
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