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. :(
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 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!
sparkles@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Those are beautiful. Not native where I am. It reminds me of the “banana spiders” where I grew up. There used to be these big, majestic nests of them. I ran face first through one as a kid. Definitely a core memory.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They’re everywhere now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can “balloon” and fly for up to hundreds of miles. 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.
sparkles@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Poor male spiders in the web with big mama 😢