INVASIVE SPECIES

ZEBRA MUSSELS

• Originally from lakes and rivers in Eastern Europe and western Russia including Caspian Sea.
• They latched onto ships that went across the Atlantic and detached in the American water.
• When they reproduce they spread by millions attaching to birds and detaching in other lakes.
• They reproduce so much they have no room and they go anywhere they can.

AFRICAN HONEY BEES

• Known as killer bees but where imported to make more honey by the Europeans.
• Originally form Africa first hybridized in South America.
• They are more aggressive than the European honey bees and can kill you.
• They have a negative effect on the honey production.

RED FIRE ANTS

• They are native to South America.
• They went on ship ballasts and were imported by ships to the U.S.
• They attack humans, Pets, livestock and cause painful stings
• They are everywhere and when you come in contact they climb and attack.

GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL

• (Invaded kochi)
• Imported for educational purposes and accidentally on ships.
• Originally from Africa
• They cause intensive damage to numerous plants and crops.
• Eats up most of the food that is planted and things we need to eat.

JAPANESE CLIMBING FERN

• Originated in Asia and Australia in the early 1900s
• They were imported for ornamental purposes.
• smothers vegetation from sunlight and increases fire risk.
• Spreads through the trees and are hard to get rid of

ALLIGATOR WEED.

• Native in South America.
• They were first reported in Alabama 1897.
• They were introduced to the us through the water ballasts.
• Form masses of mats crowding the native plantsman impedes activities.
• They crowd out most of the habitats of native plants and driving out food.

AISIAN TIGER MOSQUITO

• They are native to Asia.
• They we're accidentally imported by tires from Asia.
• They are aggressive when biting and can spread viruses.
• They eat

ASIAN CARP

• They are native in Asia.
• They're very harmful other the environments and to other species.
• They spread by the millions and got here through ships.
• There are so many they're fenced in certain areas of lakes.

CANE TOADS

• They are native to South America and Central America.
• They're the size of a small dog and were used to eat cane beetles in Australia.
• They were imported for the sake of their crops and there are millions of them.
• Since there are so many, the they're hunting them down and turning them into fertilizer.
• They are also toxic and can kill predictors 10x their size like gators.

BURMESE PYTHON

• They are native to Southeast Asia
• Imported at a pet trade and then reproduced.
• They are a threat to the Everglades ecosystem endanger native species.
• They escaped and threat the ecosystem and are threaten the indigo snakes.