17-foot, 140-pound Burmese python caught in the Florida Everglades is the largest ever removed from the state’s 729,000-acre Big Cypress National Preserve. Continue reading Record-Breaking 17-Foot-Long Burmese Python Found in Florida
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Invasive Species Known to Be Resistant to Pesticides Spotted Outside in US
The whitefly is kind of cute looking as far as invasive pests go, but they’ve recently been expanding their reach and are presenting a new threat to landscapers, gardeners, and farmers in the United States.
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These Ants Took Over The World, And We Just Noticed
We know ants form large colonies. In 2002, we realized one specific kind of ant formed supercolonies. And then, in 2010, we learned that they had formed a global colony— and that, without even know it, we had helped them do it.
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