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The Economist· 2025-08-14 20:40
Burmese pythons are responsible for a 95% drop in the number of furry animals in the Everglades.An annual competition in Florida is striking back at the invasive species https://t.co/TLFvf6N0lV ...
Invasive tick species poses new health risks
NBC News· 2025-08-14 18:00
Every morning, Godar's Malai opens dozens of envelopes containing ticks mailed by bite victims. Malai is an entomologist on the lookout for Longhorn ticks, an invasive species that unlike other ticks, can reproduce itself through cloning. The tick is present in at least 21 states and is rapidly spreading across the eastern US.>> Here is a female longhorn tick. As you can see, the body is reddish brown. >> Scientists demolize lab at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station have identified an emerging ...