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Huge ‘flying’ spiders are spreading fast in the Southern States [Video]

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WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED:

  • An enormous spider species is spreading in the southern states.
  • The Joro spider came from Asia.
  • These spiders can use their webs as parachutes.

New Yorkers have a new arachnid neighbor. 

According to the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology, the enormous Joro spider from Asia has arrived in southern states — particularly in Georgia and South Carolina — and is now about to spread rapidly to Alabama.

“People should try to learn to live with them,” researcher Andy Davis said in a university news release. 

However, the issue is whether these critters could survive in colder climes, such as New York City.

While any snowbird can confirm that the cold in Northern climes is enough to drive them away, Davis and Frick’s research show that these nasty insects can withstand the cold “just fine.” The spiders were subjected to subzero temperatures for minutes at a time, which is roughly the amount of time it would take them to find a place where they can be warm.

The Joro has nearly twice the metabolic rate and a 77 percent greater heart rate than its arachnid cousin, the golden silk spider, which wouldn’t survive a brief frost. This prompted researchers to believe it has the ability to move north. It can also ‘fly.’ 

The Joro have been seen using their webs like parachutes, allowing them to be transported by the wind. This ability makes them look like they are flying. According to one research anecdote, they’ve also been known to hitchhike.

In an interview with Atlanta CBS affiliate WGCL, Benjamin Frick, one of the study’s co-author, said that there’s a high probability for these spiders to be spread through people’s movements:

“We got a report from a grad student at UGA who had accidentally transported one of these to Oklahoma.”

The spiders are “no predators,” according to Frick, and they don’t have anything regulating their population number in the new habitat, but they can spread.

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While these giant spiders with striking yellow stripes are deadly, researchers believe their comparatively small fangs can hardly penetrate the “most human skin.”

Because they aren’t regarded as a serious threat to the local environment, there isn’t much of a push to keep the Joro spider population under control.

If you try to break their web or push them away, Davis says “they’re just going to be back next year.”

Source: New York Post

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43 Comments

43 Comments

  1. Leslie

    May 22, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    This is totally disgusting. What other horrifying news are we going to be subjected to?
    It is honestly becoming to unpleasant to live in this world.

    • Earl

      May 22, 2022 at 11:48 pm

      So what do they eat that is worse that we could be thankful for? democrats???????

      • Joy DB

        May 23, 2022 at 2:21 am

        Now, THAT would be welcome news, indeed! Release a few into a meeting of Demonrats and then tell them to “Come & get ’em!!” Would love to watch them torpedo and then munch on those nasty Dems!!

        • Uppa US

          November 22, 2022 at 9:47 am

          The spiders would spit the democRATS out.

      • glenn Shannon

        May 23, 2022 at 8:55 am

        How sad Earl you want to poison the spiders by hoping they would eat democrats. If they did they would end up having a horrible death.

        • Sandy Taylor

          August 21, 2022 at 11:38 pm

          Hear, hear!

      • Schnauzer Mom

        November 21, 2022 at 6:27 am

        LOL I love your question!

      • Reina

        November 21, 2022 at 12:39 pm

        I will pray for that

      • bob

        November 21, 2022 at 1:56 pm

        The story already stated that they eat stink bugs. Sounds close enough to me.

    • Cheyenne

      August 5, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      I guess we don’t already get enough bad news every day already…..

    • robert

      November 21, 2022 at 1:05 pm

      YOU CAN GO LIVE ON MARS.

      • Uppa US

        November 22, 2022 at 9:49 am

        You can learn to live with the demon democRATS you probably voted for.

        • Leslie

          January 21, 2023 at 3:27 pm

          I did not vote for any demonrat.

  2. Nygyll Burke

    May 22, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    Asian carp. Asian murder hornets. Asian spiders…… and so on.

    • Tina

      May 22, 2022 at 8:54 pm

      Don’t forget the Chinese lantern bugs destroying trees way to fast. Pretty sure stink bugs are from there too.

    • Recce1

      May 22, 2022 at 11:51 pm

      Don’t forget Asian VIRUSES.

  3. Patty

    May 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Just what we do not need! So—- burn them out if you see them, that will stop them.

  4. lonn hendren

    May 22, 2022 at 11:39 pm

    Mr. .Kat says

    Dear NY Post, Please give us examples of their deadliness

    • Recce1

      May 22, 2022 at 11:55 pm

      As the article stated, “While these giant spiders with striking yellow stripes are deadly, researchers believe their comparatively SMALL FANGS can HARDLY penetrate the ‘most human skin. (my emphasis)’”

      • Debi

        July 8, 2022 at 7:09 pm

        So what about animals such as the household kind ie: kitties, dogs etc

      • Dave

        November 21, 2022 at 8:02 am

        Something everyone seems to be forgetting, what or when these spiders start mating with something with longer fangs like the black widow or other spiders with some real fangs, then what?

        • Doug Litchfield

          November 21, 2022 at 10:21 am

          Or democrats, then they could really manipulate voting machines with more appendages.

      • Grandpa

        November 21, 2022 at 1:01 pm

        Well, THAT’S reassuring.

      • Dave

        January 22, 2023 at 5:06 pm

        When they start mating outside their exact species like black widows or Tarantulas or something with real fangs, then what?

  5. Dawn

    May 23, 2022 at 1:39 am

    Could those Joros spiders live in the cities, like New York, Chicago and other cities?

    • wally Moyer

      July 8, 2022 at 10:57 pm

      thats recluse territory,so it doesnt matter,pick your poison

    • Uppa US

      November 22, 2022 at 9:50 am

      Even spiders wouldn’t want to “live” in those two places.

  6. Lorraine Kemer

    July 9, 2022 at 1:41 am

    It would be nice if just once, the Asian countries would bring something good. NO, all we get are bugs, illnesses and other things of no value to our country. Time to carefully inspect every person and their luggage coming into the USA from any Asian area.

    • Truthteller

      November 21, 2022 at 10:06 am

      Better still: DON’T LET THEM IN!!!

    • Lei

      January 21, 2023 at 8:25 am

      Hey – I’m half-Japanese. My ancestors came as workers to work in sugar cane and pineapple fields in Hawaii, beginning in 1897. At least we worked. I haven’t been much trouble – honest. I’ve paid taxes, etc.

      🙂

      • DAC68

        January 21, 2023 at 2:44 pm

        And Happy to have you & your family in our American Melting Pot!! Back in the earlier days, all immigrants came to work & find a path to becoming Americans. Sadly that isn’t the case, it’s becoming expected to be given for free. I bet your family worked hard & earned everything they have, which made you a hard worker too…just like my kids.

  7. tbone188

    August 6, 2022 at 9:23 am

    Well, it’s not total bad news. They don’t eat democrats(proves their intelligence) but they do eat stink bugs. We were devestated in our state a few years ago with stink bugs and it was gross.

  8. Larry

    November 21, 2022 at 6:17 am

    it says it’s from Adia. Is that the best they can do? How many of these pests have come from China? Wasn’t i the Asian long horned beetle, the stink bug, the emerald ash borer, and a few others? So we save a few dollars on an appliance, and we lose 22 million ash trees in Michigan alone? And that figure is from like 5 years ago. Somebody please tell me the advantages of globalization. I’m not seeing so many.

  9. Carol

    November 21, 2022 at 6:28 am

    The writer should know, at least, that spiders are NOT insects. They are arachnids. Many spiders can balloon and “fly” by spinning out silk and letting breezes carry them.
    It’s not the worst thing if you are not fearful. Unfortunately the last few years are all about preaching fear and dread.

    • Uppa US

      November 22, 2022 at 9:51 am

      The discourse of the demoncrats.

  10. Rube

    November 21, 2022 at 6:38 am

    Tik Tok, stink bugs, lantern flies, the Chinese flu ( Covid), university invasions, farmland takeover, the Joro spider ( potentially poisonous) and who knows what else we can thank
    China for supplying to us. We need to get them out of the US ( the Chinese) and we need to get out of China and NOW!

    • Joe

      November 21, 2022 at 8:51 am

      Absolutely correct. They do not see the light and are in on this for the money before the country. That is why Trump was so good. COUNTRY FIRST. Does not matter what any one saiz just look at what we have now!

  11. Oldwestman

    November 21, 2022 at 11:49 am

    They are not insects, they are arachnids get educated before you say things like this.

    • Uppa US

      November 22, 2022 at 9:52 am

      For the sake of simplicity – just bugs.

  12. jim

    November 21, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    This is just great for Georgia to get another PEST. Georgia has Stacey Abrams and Warnock as it is. That is enough pests for one state actually enough for all 50. Good luck to the voters if they elect Warnock. Hopefully the voters are smart enough not to do such a stupid thing but look at Pa.??????

  13. Grandpa

    November 21, 2022 at 12:59 pm

    “People should try to learn to live with them,”

    Forget that! Get me a can of Raid.

  14. Mary

    November 21, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    Yes, I have one on my back patio. I had some on the front porch, but sprayed them. The one I still have likes to keep his web clean. A leaf got caught in his web, I watched him cut the web around the leaf until it fell out. I thought the freeze would get him but I may have to buy more bug spray.

  15. Lei

    January 21, 2023 at 8:34 am

    I bought a portable, battery-powered vacuum cleaner for outside use. I go around vacuuming up the little spider webs outside the house.
    My husband gets the ones who are up high.
    But our state doesn’t have these things – yet.

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Pregnant Teen Says She’s Carrying Evil Spirit’s Baby

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In a Nutshell:

  • A 19-year-old Colombian woman, claiming to have never been with a man, asserts she was impregnated by an ‘evil spirit’, sparking a spirited debate on social media.
  • Following strange dreams and a sense of supernatural presences, along with her missing periods, a visit to the gynecologist confirmed her pregnancy.
  • Despite some skepticism and accusations of her fabricating the story, there are also supporters who believe her claims, citing they’ve heard similar stories before.

When it comes to tales of the unexpected, this one is surely one for the books.

A 19-year-old woman from Colombia, who says she has never been romantically involved with a man, now insists that her current pregnancy is the work of an ‘evil spirit.’

A supernatural Casanova, if you will.

The Colombian teen has been stirring up all kinds of chatter on Latino social media after she boldly told TV Malambo, a local media outlet, that she’s convinced her pregnancy is a supernatural event.

According to her, she began having strange dreams and experienced eerie presences in her room.

Then suddenly, she stopped having her period, leading her mother to rush her to a gynecologist, who declared her pregnant.

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She made the claim inn a statement that almost reads like a novel.

“I have not been with any man, suddenly I stopped menstruating and my mother took me to the health center for a check-up and there I found out that I got pregnant.”

The young woman accepts that her story is difficult to swallow and confesses that she herself is puzzled about her mysterious pregnancy.

However, this hasn’t stopped the internet from erupting into a spirited (pun intended) debate.

Some skeptics suggest she concocted the story to dodge parental wrath, while others back her claim, swearing they’ve heard of similar instances.

One supporter commented, “She is telling the truth, I have heard of other cases like this. The last thing her father or mother should do is kick her out of the family home.”

It should be noted that in Colombia, teen pregnancies are more common than in most countries worldwide.

But this is definitely not your average teen pregnancy story.

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In fact, it’s worth noting that this isn’t the first ‘supernaturally-induced’ pregnancy we’ve heard about.

Just last year, an Indonesian woman claimed she got pregnant after a gust of wind swept through her.

With stories like these, who needs Netflix for entertainment?


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Don’t Try This at Home: YouTuber’s Deadly Jellyfish Soup Stirs the Pot [Video]

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In a Nutshell:

  • Popular Japanese YouTuber ‘homosapi’ stirred up a controversy by cooking and eating a broth made from Portuguese Man-o-Wars, a marine organism known for its deadly sting, in a video for his over one million subscribers.
  • While the YouTuber reported no ill effects and described the taste as similar to scallops, marine experts strongly cautioned against trying to recreate the risky recipe, due to the potential for remaining toxicity and risk of inhaling poisonous fumes during cooking.
  • Despite having a health professional present during the stunt, homosapi’s video has sparked a debate about responsible content creation, and experts are urging the public to avoid attempting to cook or consume dangerous marine creatures like the Man-o-War.

In what might be the next “do not try this at home” viral sensation, popular Japanese YouTuber ‘homosapi’ has stirred the pot, quite literally, with a marine menace: the Portuguese Man-o-War.

To his over one million subscribers, he served up a video of himself cooking and slurping a broth made from these dangerous dwellers of the deep.

Known for their venomous sting capable of immobilizing or even killing its prey, the Portuguese Man-o-War is not your usual soup du jour.

However, homosapi was not deterred, having been inspired by adventurous eaters who allegedly claimed the venomous creature’s broth was as delectable as the finest delicacy.

Seeking not only the thrill of the culinary dare but also the promise of viral views, homosapi and his friends embarked on a beach trip, hunting for washed-up Man-o-Wars.

Once they’d bagged their jelly-like prizes, the YouTuber proceeded to cook them into a wobbly blob.

He added veggies, sauces, and a suspect pinch of MSG before diving in with a daring taste test.

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His verdict?

It’s somewhat scallop-esque, with no apparent ill effects.

While the YouTuber may have taken the phrase “anything for views” quite literally, marine life experts were quick to condemn the stunt.

Warning the public against recreating this risky recipe, they emphasized that while a boiled Man-o-War might lose some of its toxicity, there’s no guarantee that the potent, protein-based poison is completely neutralized.

Shuhei Ikeda, a jellyfish breeder at the Kamo Aquarium, also highlighted the danger of inhaling toxic fumes during the cooking process, which could result in serious allergies and breathing issues.

In an attempt to counterbalance the wild stunt, homosapi revealed that a health professional was on hand throughout the precarious cooking show.

Nonetheless, the video continues to raise eyebrows and spark debates about responsible content creation.

So, folks, let’s stick to more traditional soup ingredients, shall we?

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Leave the Man-o-Wars to the marine experts, not the daredevil YouTubers.


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Archaeologists Unearth Pompeii Victims from 2,000 Years Ago

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  • Archaeologists recently discovered two human skeletons in Pompeii, trapped under a collapsed building during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. These individuals likely perished in an initial earthquake, offering new insights into the unfolding of this historic disaster.
  • Located in a building known as the “Insula of the Chaste Lovers,” this discovery emphasizes how much more is yet to be unearthed about Pompeii’s tragic end. The skeletons, along with the detailed accounts of Pliny the Younger, contribute to our understanding of the city’s demise and Roman life.
  • As a major archaeological site, Pompeii continues to provide significant scientific value, shedding light on the scale of the disaster that buried the city. Ongoing excavations and advancements in archaeological techniques promise to reveal further aspects of this ancient catastrophe.

Pompeii, the ancient city frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, continues to reveal its hidden tales nearly 2000 years later.

Recently, archaeologists made a grim but fascinating discovery of two human skeletons crushed beneath the ruins of a collapsed building, adding a new perspective to the understanding of this historic catastrophe.

The two unfortunate victims are believed to have been trapped during an earthquake that heralded the volcanic eruption.

Their discovery within a building, quaintly known as the “Insula of the Chaste Lovers,” underscores how much remains to be unearthed about this monumental disaster.

“The discovery of the remains of these two Pompeians shows how much there is still to discover about the terrible eruption of AD 79,” said Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italian Minister of Culture, emphasizing the importance of the find.

The skeletal pair was found along the side of a utility room, trapped beneath the debris of a fallen wall.

The dramatic pose of one man, his arm raised against the rubble, illustrates a vain attempt to shield himself from the collapsing building.

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An in-depth examination revealed the cause of their demise to be multiple traumas from the building’s partial collapse.

This poignant snapshot gives a chilling insight into the terror experienced by Pompeii’s residents during the city’s last moments.

In the span of just over 24 hours, the Vesuvius eruption obliterated Pompeii, ending the lives of 15 to 20 percent of the city’s population.

Buried under a thick blanket of volcanic ash, the Roman city was frozen in a horrific tableau, remaining untouched for centuries until its rediscovery in 1748.

The findings at the site, combined with historical accounts like those of Pliny the Younger, have helped archaeologists piece together the timeline of the catastrophic event and provide a glimpse into Roman life.

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, expressed how “modern excavation techniques help to shed light on the inferno that descended on Pompeii over two days, leading to the city’s complete destruction.”

The earthquake that claimed the lives of the unearthed men most likely occurred during the eruption’s initial stages, before the torrent of pumice stones and deadly pyroclastic flows further devastated the city.

Sangiuliano stressed that discoveries such as this “confirm the necessity of continuing scientific investigation and excavations” in Pompeii, a sentiment echoed by many in the archaeological community.

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An “immense archaeological laboratory,” Pompeii continues to amaze the world with its ongoing revelations, vividly illustrating the human side of one of history’s most notorious natural disasters.


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