We have a few mildly dangerous ones and I have kids.
Our rule is if the spider stays in his world we leave it alone, if it’s in ours, they may be out of luck. The doorway is a neutral zone along with usually the entryway and questionably the kitchen.
Same, I had two Joros this year. Their webs are LITERALLY gold, it’s so cool. They really just chill. Imagine my disappointment when both disappeared before the New Year and I learned their lifespans. :(
Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They’re everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can “balloon” and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. And the little tiny baby spider in the web isn’t a baby, it’s the little bitch-ass male. The size difference is insaaaane.
When they invaded Georgia they covered hiking paths and walkways. If I ever accidentally disturbed a web, they’d move the web up 3-6ft and hang a warning leaf from a 3ft long string coming off of their web.
Its like they knew they were invasive and wanted to come in peace.
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We have a few mildly dangerous ones and I have kids.
Our rule is if the spider stays in his world we leave it alone, if it’s in ours, they may be out of luck. The doorway is a neutral zone along with usually the entryway and questionably the kitchen.
Same, I had two Joros this year. Their webs are LITERALLY gold, it’s so cool. They really just chill. Imagine my disappointment when both disappeared before the New Year and I learned their lifespans. :(
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Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They’re everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can “balloon” and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. And the little tiny baby spider in the web isn’t a baby, it’s the little bitch-ass male. The size difference is insaaaane.
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The Joros are very courteous as well.
When they invaded Georgia they covered hiking paths and walkways. If I ever accidentally disturbed a web, they’d move the web up 3-6ft and hang a warning leaf from a 3ft long string coming off of their web.
Its like they knew they were invasive and wanted to come in peace.
Yes! I walked face first into one or two massive webs and they all moved up a bit! So cool and courteous!