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Except in this case, the spider in question is not so little, according to Benjamin Frick, coauthor of a study of the Jor spider species published in the journal Physiological Entomology. Jor spiders, or Trichonephila clavata, can grow up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) in length – about the size of the palm of your hand or larger – and they could spread into the northeastern United States, he said. With spindly legs and a striking black, yellow and gray-striped abdomen, the spiders are native to southeastern Asia, but already spread nearly a decade ago to the southeastern United States...
