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mk30Forest forensics quiz time!: can you spot the invasive, earthworm-hunting, flatworm bipalium kewense (arrowhead flatworm) amongst the other stuff on the ground in the pic below?Your earthworms are begging you to eliminate these jerks who can regrow a whole new guy from even a small piece of this one! But you can't put it in the salt watery slug jar if you can't see it. (Hint: they like to come out on moist mornings after it's been dry for a while...mornings just like this one!)<a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/ForestForensics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForestForensics</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/camouflage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camouflage</a>

earthlingAn Asian hornet in Rosny-sous-Bois near Paris, France. After arriving in France in a cargo of pottery from China about 20 years ago, the species has spread rapidly across Europe. They prey aggressively on honeybees, and have been known to attack humans; several people have died after being stung by an Asian hornet.Photograph: Geyres Christophe/Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AsianHornet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AsianHornet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#France</a>

CupOfFrogHuman activity is driving <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> loss in all species. Human activity causes five drivers of decline, with one driver being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a>. Releasing pets into the wild contributes significantly to the invasive species driver. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DontLetItLoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DontLetItLoose</a>!<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/human-link-biodiversity-loss-species-ecosystems-climate-pollution-eawag-study-nature-aoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/human-link-biodiversity-loss-species-ecosystems-climate-pollution-eawag-study-nature-aoe</a>

EliTreating eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis) today for protection against hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). My favorite tree ever ever so it feels good to know they'll be protected. We've been treating by injection method only so as to not leave chemical in the soil. More expensive but it works! . <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/restoration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#restoration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invasivespecies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a>

Steggy🤮 The stupid Bradford pears got me again. Every year about this time I start prepping my garden for planting. Yesterday I was looking for the source of the rotting smell. Like a dead animal or something. Then I realized it was the pear trees. Again. 🤦‍♀️ These trees are the worst.<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

ABC FeedsFire ant attacks 'explode' after they formed rafts and spread during ex-TC Alfred By Jennifer NicholsResidents in Queensland's fire ant suppression zone are pleading for help, saying nest numbers and attacks on humans and animals have exploded since ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred swamped the state's south east.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-03-22/fire-ant-treatment-service-bites-attacks-invasive-species/105082576" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-03-22/fire-ant-treatment-service-bites-attacks-invasive-species/105082576</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agriculture</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biosecurity</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PestsHorticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PestsHorticulture</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RegionalCommunities</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JenniferNichols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JenniferNichols</a>

charrveinLodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon) invasion in subarctic Iceland: evidence from a long-term studyPawel Wasowicz, Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir AbstractThe North American lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) has been widely introduced globally and is now considered invasive in several countries. Picture from paper.<a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/lodgepolePine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodgepolePine</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iceland</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/conifers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conifers</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/134047/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/134047/</a>

ABC FeedsEven in the outback, endangered native species can't escape feral cats By Grace Nakamura and Abbey HalterCameras and bioacoustic recorders are being placed in Queensland's Channel Country in a bid to bring the "relentless hunters" under control.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/thermal-imaging-outback-feral-cat-native-endangered-species/105065278" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/thermal-imaging-outback-feral-cat-native-endangered-species/105065278</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EndangeredandProtectedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RuralandRemoteCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralandRemoteCommunities</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GraceNakamura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GraceNakamura</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AbbeyHalter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbbeyHalter</a>

CupOfFrogA recent study indicates that the negative effects of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FeralCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FeralCats</a> may be underestimated. Research reveals that feral cats kill more native animals than any other predator in Australia, highlighting their role as an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> threatening <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a>.<a href="https://www.earth.com/news/feral-cats-kill-more-native-animals-than-expected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.earth.com/news/feral-cats-kill-more-native-animals-than-expected/</a>

J blueBattle against nandinas continues. 😮‍💨Could someone PLEASE give me a gold star? <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/garten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garten</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/jardin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jardin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JustSayNoToNandinas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JustSayNoToNandinas</a>

Yvonne ‘looks undocumented’more DOGE foolishness: “Copeland had just spent several months training the only dog stationed in Florida capable of detecting the Giant African land snail, an invasive mollusk that poses a significant threat to Florida agriculture. “We have dogs for spotted and lantern flies, Asian longhorn beetles,” he says, referring to two other non-native species. “I don’t think the American people realize how much crap that people bring into the United States.”<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/usda-food-supply-chains/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/usda-food-supply-chains/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a>

Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🚴🌳If it weren't for the fact that american mink are a non-native invasive species destroying the local wildlife, I'd find them rather elegant and fuzzy...First time of seeing one in the wild myself. Impressed at just how close we got (about 15' across a water channel).<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/americanmink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#americanmink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/perthshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#perthshire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nonnative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonnative</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zoology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a>

KyleeIndulging in a spot of vigilante environmental justice <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plants</a>

mk30A list of the "top 10" most invasive species in hawai'i: <a href="https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawai%CA%BBis-top-10-invasive-species-wreak-havoc-on-ecosystem-each-year/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawai%CA%BBis-top-10-invasive-species-wreak-havoc-on-ecosystem-each-year/amp/</a>Note that they only included animals, not plants.What do y'all think of the list? Is there anything you'd add or remove?I'd add semi-slugs, which are carriers of the dreaded angiostrongylus!<a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a>

Mojo ♻️From rabbits to cane toads to prickly pear, Australia has seen its fair share of invasive species taking over the environment. While science has helped us tackle some feral animals, the aquatic pest carp remains a stubborn challenge. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WildlifeConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeConservation</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFzUWwofGJ4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFzUWwofGJ4</a>

Ms. Que BanhAttention: <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> peoples. The invasive <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GoldenMussel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoldenMussel</a> has been found in California & we need to keep our eyes open for them appearing on our beaches & shorelines. These can easily grip on to cargo ships & transported without anyone noticing, into BC waters. They got to North America via attaching on cargo ships.Please read about them & learn to identify them. Report to DFO & your local marine authorities, if you spot them anywhere in BC.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnoperna_fortunei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnoperna_fortunei</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VancouverIsland</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PacificNorthwest</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a>

CodieneC(Ryan Brook) "They will eat eggs of any ground-nesting birds. They'll kill the adults if they can, which they often do. And they'll eat, in the spring, thousands of goslings and ducklings and other ground nesting birds. They'll kill anything up to and including an adult whitetail deer." 🐗 <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sask</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/migration-fears-after-trapper-shoots-wild-boar-on-edge-of-sask-boreal-forest-1.7474144" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/migration-fears-after-trapper-shoots-wild-boar-on-edge-of-sask-boreal-forest-1.7474144</a>

Sally StrangeFinally found some more info about the invasive amynthas "jumping" or "crazy" worms that wrecked my garden a couple years ago. All I knew until recently was that they were from Asia, but where in Asia?? Well, most likely Japan, it seems, and also Korea. This researcher found their Japanese names: Amynthas agrestis: Hatake-mimizu (ハタケミミズ) Amynthas tokioensis: Fukisoku-mimizu (フキソクミミズ) Metaphire hilgendorfi: Hitotsumon-mimizu (ヒトツモンミミズ)It seems that Japanese forest species provide less nutrition in their fallen leaves and needles than north American forest species do. That plus the warmer climes of the USA south is what makes them so devastating here but benign in their native habitat. Still, I wonder whether they do damage to home gardens in Japan, and if so, what people do to counteract them. <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Amynthas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amynthas</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/JumpingWorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JumpingWorms</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/CrazyWorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrazyWorms</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://medium.com/@nigelmills2000/land-of-the-rising-worm-9f77e6100d6d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@nigelmills2000/land-of-the-rising-worm-9f77e6100d6d</a>

InkySchwartz<a href="https://mastodon.online/@quoidian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@quoidian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@kibcol1049" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kibcol1049</a> Pigs are highly efficient converters of foodstuffs into meat and became the meat animal of the 18th and 19th century in the US. <a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2009-04-10/764573/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2009-04-10/764573/</a>But the dissolution/destruction of small farms and the idea that pigs can be raised in woods by letting them roam free has led to massive problems. <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/operational-wildlife-activities/feral-swine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/operational-wildlife-activities/feral-swine</a> And <a href="https://www.wideopenspaces.com/where-did-feral-hogs-come-from/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wideopenspaces.com/where-did-feral-hogs-come-from/</a>They are massively invasive and destroy crops, native species, and property. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a>

Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽Invasive species cause ecological harm and extinctions. Good on the Aussies for doing the right thing despite the pro-extinction political pressure!Canada has feral hogs and horses that need to be eradicated too. Maybe bird flu will finally reduce the feral cat ecological atrocity...hopefully not our wild cats (cougar, lynx and bobcat).<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EcologicalCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EcologicalCollapse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CdnPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CdnPol</a> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-03/nsw-environment-minister-wild-horse-numbers/104498518" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-03/nsw-environment-minister-wild-horse-numbers/104498518</a>

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