Local Spider Expert Weighs in on Joro Sighting

By Michael Coughlin Jr.Jessica Garb, an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell whose laboratory specializes in spiders, gave the lowdown on the unfamiliar creature that appeared in the neighborhood recently: the Joro Spider.Photo Courtesy Christina Butler via Wikipedia
The Joro Spider is native to Eastern Asia and was first introduced to
the southern part of the United States around 2013.
While Garb said she does not study this species specifically, she provided informatio