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ATLANTA -- The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout ... and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in question is not so little, according to Benjamin Frick, coauthor of a study of the Joro spider species published in the journal Physiological Entomology. Joro 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...
