New Breed of Spiders Wash Over Northern Georgia
September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 21 (TNSRes) -- Georgia Gwinnett College issued the following news release:
The wide mountains of the lower Appalachia teem with insects and arthropods of a wide variety. Lately, however, a new breed of spider has invaded the forests and lawns of the Georgian north. Joro spiders, a species of orb weaver spider that hailed from Asiatic countries like China and Japan, now dominates the homes of Georgians. But what are these new components of the ecosystem? . . .
The wide mountains of the lower Appalachia teem with insects and arthropods of a wide variety. Lately, however, a new breed of spider has invaded the forests and lawns of the Georgian north. Joro spiders, a species of orb weaver spider that hailed from Asiatic countries like China and Japan, now dominates the homes of Georgians. But what are these new components of the ecosystem? . . .