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I cured a fear of spiders with knowledge/ curiosity when I was a child, so I really enjoyed this. While I'd probably freak out a bit if I face-splatted one of your Joro spiders while cycling, I think that they are really cool. Many years ago when I was doing some work in Mauritius and Rodrigues, I encountered a similar giant spider and thought that they were awesome. I'm concerned about invasive species though. Lets hope they fill themselves up on invasive stink bugs.
Happy to see all the pictures of the spiders than to see them "in person" like around my head!!!
Laura
We'll watch out for you on the bike trails! 😆 I really enjoyed reading this...great information!
I cured a fear of spiders with knowledge/ curiosity when I was a child, so I really enjoyed this. While I'd probably freak out a bit if I face-splatted one of your Joro spiders while cycling, I think that they are really cool. Many years ago when I was doing some work in Mauritius and Rodrigues, I encountered a similar giant spider and thought that they were awesome. I'm concerned about invasive species though. Lets hope they fill themselves up on invasive stink bugs.