If you've never heard of the Joro spider, you may want to sit back and grab someone close.
These things are as big as the palm of your hand, can fly, and apparently have already invaded Texas.
The spiders, which are originally from Asia, were spotted in Georgia back in 2013, and though there is no official explanation for how they ended up in the United States, the most likely reason is them hitching onto a shipping container.
And unfortunately, it doesn't look like these things are going away any time soon.
Andy Davis, research scientist at Georgia's Odum School of Ecology and co-author of the study, told USA Today in a statement, "People should try to learn to live with them. If they’re literally in your way, I can see taking a web down and moving them to the side, but they’re just going to be back next year."
Now the spiders are big, but experts say we shouldn't worry. Though they are venomous, they don't really bite humans unless they are cornered, and their fangs don't penetrate human skin.
All that being said, they're still pretty terrifying to look at, and they've already made their way into Texas.
Hope you can get to sleep tonight!
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