8, an iNaturalist user documented the joro spider in Townsend, Tennessee. “That’s just down the road ... and interpretive ...

At least two invasive Joro spiders have been spotted in Cades Cove, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...

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Growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains' Locust Ridge in East Tennessee as the fourth of 12 children, Dolly Parton admitted ...

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

It's not surprising the strikingly large, colorful spiders native to Asia have reached the national park. What does it mean for the native ecosystem?

I was born on a Sunday morning, 12 June, 1966, in a small town in Loudon County, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. That ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most popular, and right next door in Gatlinburg is an adventure park that's ...