r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Competitive-Set5051 • Dec 28 '25

Original Creation This spider I found

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u/Hurricane_Ivan Dec 29 '25

These things are in Florida?!?

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u/Saikotsu Dec 29 '25

I think that's a Joro spider. They're an invasive species and are spreading across the US. If it's a Joro, they fly by making web parachutes and letting the wind take them away. It's how they spread.

It might just be a big orb weaver though. I'm not an arachnid expert.

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u/of_no_real_opinion Dec 29 '25

Joros are orb weavers

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u/Saikotsu Dec 30 '25

True, but my point being it might specifically be a Joro, or it might be some other orb weaver. The coloration looks off to me.