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And so, The Bee, The Fly and The Wasp, and all the other invertebrates, will continue to flit, crawl and scurry around the corridors of power, just as they always have and always will.
Most web spiders do some form of ballooning, but the Joro spider will leave from an elevated spot. If its silk gets long enough, winds can carry it 100 miles or more. How big is the Joro spider?
Similar to spider bites, the stingers contain venom that the bee injects into the tissue. When a sting does occur, the stinger detaches from the bee and stays in the skin, making the pain continue.
Unfortunately, this male bee never really had a chance against the spider. One Reddit user identified the spider as a noble false widow, a species found in the San Francisco area.