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Invasive Species

parasitic isopod

Invasive Species

Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion

September 17, 2020

R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The…Read More

Curly tail lateral view

Invasive Species

Florida lizard’s bad case of constipation makes history

April 27, 2020

Feasting at a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor grease bin gave one northern curly-tailed lizard a record-breaking case of constipation. Mouthfuls…Read More

dark freshwater fish

Invasive Species

Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years

January 8, 2020

Sometimes scientists make mistakes. Case in point is the chanchita, a South American freshwater fish that has been swimming in…Read More

rat lungworm larvae

Invasive Species

Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida

June 28, 2017

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in…Read More

Florida woods

Invasive Species

What are Florida’s invaders?

February 27, 2017

Florida’s warm, wet climate makes the state a prime environment for new species to move in and thrive. And because…Read More

crocodile in water

Invasive Species

Man-eating monster crocodile may be Florida’s newest invasive species

May 9, 2016

Spotting native alligators and crocodiles in Florida is common, but anyone who sees a large reptile may want to take…Read More

Bella moth

Invasive Species

Bella moth keeps invasive plant at bay

April 14, 2015

Taming a wild plant may not sound too ominous, unless you are a tiny moth and the plant is 8…Read More

Reichart stands next to python skeleton

Invasive Species

Anatomy of a burmese python

December 11, 2014

As Becky Reichart pressed against one of the sleek, bleached, white rib bones of the fully rearticulated 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python,…Read More

Burmese python rearticulation, video

Invasive Species

17-foot-7-inch burmese python rearticulation (Watch)

October 27, 2014

This time-lapse video shows the rearticulation of a massive 17’7” Burmese python conducted at the Florida Museum of Natural History…Read More

Five researchers cutting into the stomach of a python

Invasive Species

State record: 87 eggs in largest python from Everglades

August 13, 2012

Researchers curating a 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python, the largest found in Florida, discovered 87 eggs in the snake, also a state…Read More

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