Invasive Species In Florida: Record-Breaking Python Captured In Everglades
The following is re-posted from the University of Florida News… UF scientists find state record 87 eggs in largest python from Everglades… Scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida campus examined the internal anatomy of the 164.5-pound snake Friday. The animal was brought to the Florida Museum from Everglades … Read more
Invasive Species In Florida: Pterois miles and Pterois volitans
The headline reads like the title of a 1970s drive in theater horror film…”Invasion of the Lionfish!” But this is no piece of fictional teen filmmaking, it is real and it is happening in Florida’s waters. Pterois miles and Pterois volitans, or “lionfish” are invading Florida and the predator has the potential to cause great … Read more
Invasive Species In Florida – Dioscorea Bulbifera
This is the first in a series focusing on invasive species in Florida. The series will cover non-native, or exotic, land and aquatic invasive species. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines an invasive species as: “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human … Read more
