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What we learned with the 2020 Joro Count, and how you can hear more from spider researchers

A large female Joro spider waits in her web with her smaller mate on Sept. 23, 2020, outside The Times office on Green Street in Gainesville. - photo by Kelsey Podo - photo by Kelsey Podo

P9231418.max-12...1200x675.jpg — A large female Joro spider waits in her web with her smaller mate on Sept. 23, 2020, outside The Times office on Green Street in Gainesville. - photo by Kelsey Podo - photo by Kelsey Podo

Kelsey Podo

DCN Regional Staff

Updated: Nov 11, 2020, 6:09 PM

Published: Nov 11, 2020, 12:00 PM

The spider sightings are in, and the 2020 Joro Count is over.

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