What you need to know about the giant, 'flying' spiders spreading over the eastern US

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A black-and-yellow Joro spider in a web
Joro spiders are an invasive species in the US, but they aren't as scary as they seem.

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Where Canada's 'super pigs' are most likely to invade the US — and potentially cause millions of dollars in damage

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A refal hog misses the trap, and roams free at Barker-Addicks reservoir on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Houston.
Wild pigs already cause billions of dollars in damage to agriculture in the southern US.

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6 weird invasive species wreaking havoc in the US, from self-cloning ticks to 20-pound rodents with orange teeth

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Green beetle; beaver-like rodent; hammerhead worm
These weird invasive species can damage crops and soil and threaten native plant and animal species.

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From non-native bluegrass in Antarctica to beautiful spotted bugs in the middle of NYC, here are 5 invasive species that are as stunning as they are threatening to humanity

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Rachael Joakim shows dead spotted lanternflies to her students at Inwood Hill Park on September 26, 2022 in New York City. Joakim is a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology and a teacher with Nature Nerds, an after-school outdoor education class in Inwood Hill Park.
The spotted lanternfly, a hopping bug native to China, was first detected in the US in 2014.

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