Once an insect or even small lizard blunders into this line, they are trapped and the web springs, suddenly pulling the prey closer to the spider.

Boston University Professor of Biology James Traniello, who studies insect behavior and ecology, said the Joro spider is not a concern “from a medical standpoint” due to its lack of aggressiveness.

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