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2022-03-10 01:05:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A6C4468A4C68725E340171FE1C5C9BCFFDADC1B6CE531DB1AEB05617E3139E3F
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Headline is sensationalized. Joro spiders have been in the southeast US for a decade already, and the study cited here says their range is only expanding by 10 miles per year. They're harmless to humans, and only the babies move by web parachuting, like many spider species. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/05/1084692989/giant-spiders-east-coast https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/these-large-invasive-spiders-could-spread-throughout-us
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