Go away, spiders!

These spiders came from Asia. But now they are in Georgia too.
Joro spiders eat pesty bugs. They even eat stink bugs. (AP/Alex Sanz)
Joro spiders usually don’t bite people. They only bite if they are very scared. (AP/Alex Sanz)
Have you ever seen a Joro spider where you live? (AP/Alex Sanz)

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Joro spiders were all over north Georgia [jor-jah] last summer. They spun thick, gold webs!

The spiders belong in East Asia. They are big and may look scary. But they hardly ever bite.

Pray: Ask God to teach you the things that you should fear and to help you when you are afraid.

Read More: Spiders may seem creepy. But God created them to eat lots of pesty insects. No one knows how the Joro spiders got to Georgia. They belong in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. They spin wheel-shaped webs that are very strong. Females have yellow, blue, and red markings on their bodies. A Joro spider with its legs extended is larger than the palm of your hand! Spider webs are strong enough to catch bugs. But you can break webs apart. Job 8:14 reminds us that all those who forget God are no stronger than a spider’s web.