▲ 643 ▼ Oh nooooooo (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 10 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] sparkles@piefed.zip 45 points 10 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (5 children) 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. :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] sparkles@piefed.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They're everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can "balloon" and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child) 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 a 3ft long string coming off of their web. Its like they knew they were invasive and wanted to come in peace. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago Yes! I walked face first into one or two massive webs and they all moved up a bit! So cool and courteous! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago We have a few mildly dangerous ones and I have kids. Our rule is if the spider stays in his world we leave it alone, if it's in ours, they may be out of luck. The doorway is a neutral zone along with usually the entryway and questionably the kitchen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (5 children) 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. :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] sparkles@piefed.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They're everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can "balloon" and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child) 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 a 3ft long string coming off of their web. Its like they knew they were invasive and wanted to come in peace. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago Yes! I walked face first into one or two massive webs and they all moved up a bit! So cool and courteous! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sparkles@piefed.zip 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They're everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can "balloon" and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Not native here, either, but supposedly not a real threat to anything. They're everywhere here now. Coolest thing I learned is that their babies can "balloon" and fly for up to hundreds of miles on wind currents. 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child) 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 a 3ft long string coming off of their web. Its like they knew they were invasive and wanted to come in peace. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago Yes! I walked face first into one or two massive webs and they all moved up a bit! So cool and courteous! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago Yes! I walked face first into one or two massive webs and they all moved up a bit! So cool and courteous! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago We have a few mildly dangerous ones and I have kids. Our rule is if the spider stays in his world we leave it alone, if it's in ours, they may be out of luck. The doorway is a neutral zone along with usually the entryway and questionably the kitchen. permalink fedilink source parent
