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Why You Shouldn't Worry About Invasive Joro Spiders
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:08:19
Publish Date: 2024-06-14 07:00:59
Description: Joro spiders are spreading across the east coast. They are an invasive species that most likely arrived in shipping containers from eastern Asia. Today, we look into why some people find them scary, why to not panic about them and what their trajectory illustrates about the wider issue of invasive species.

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