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| Thread ID: 69833 | 2006-06-13 21:33:00 | New Zealanders Invade US! | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 462852 | 2006-06-13 21:33:00 | Take a look here (www.molluscan.com) ; it ain't illegal aliens from Mexico, but from NZ! :angry | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462853 | 2006-06-13 21:58:00 | And this article is from this am's newspapers: Tiny water snails that are sometimes called "aquatic locusts" could bring big problems for Southern California. The New Zealand mud snail — which measures less than an eighth of an inch — has recently appeared in four local streams and has environmental groups worried. The invasive, spiral-shaped gastropods spread by clinging to boats, boots, fur and feathers and they reach such high numbers and eat so voraciously that they can destroy food supplies for other local wildlife. They can reach concentrations hundreds of thousands per square yard and populations can double their number in just a few months. "We've found there's not much we can do to keep them from spreading," said Steve Martarano, spokesman for the state Department of Fish and Game. "There's just no way we can contain it." Environmental groups learned last week that the creatures were found during winter bug surveys of Malibu Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, Lindero Canyon Creek and Medea Creek. Malibu Creek is home to two endangered species: the southern steelhead trout and the red-legged frog, which eat insects that could be displaced by the snails. The snails have found their way to 10 Western states and three national parks since first appearing in Idaho in the 1980s. They were discovered in California three years ago in rivers in the Sierra Nevada. Officials said the bugs have yet to cause major problems among fish populations there. "There's certainly a concern, but we just don't know," Martarano said. "They haven't been around long enough." |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462854 | 2006-06-13 22:02:00 | i wonder what happened in the end, the article is 5 years old actually surfer joe, the maori are trying to claim all the indigenous flora and fauna of this country, which means the US better be ready for some compensatory claim from Maori for these mud snails and their new habitat |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 462855 | 2006-06-13 22:38:00 | Nigel . . . you beat me to the post when you asked this: i wonder what happened in the end, the article is 5 years old, . . . . . now if only we can get some Frenchmen or women here to eat the snails . . . that'd be about right! As to the question . . . WE STILL GOT 'EM! and in increasing numbers . I think the little buggers are born pregnant! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462856 | 2006-06-13 22:59:00 | Please show some sensitivity here Joe. Those snails are very close relatives of many in NZ, particularly the strain that presently occupy many senior Government positions. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 462857 | 2006-06-14 00:09:00 | Please show some sensitivity here Joe. Those snails are very close relatives of many in NZ, particularly the strain that presently occupy many senior Government positions. Which are also a protected species... strangely for snails many of them can be found in a beehive that has become their natural habitat. They appear to 'self-procreate' or 'spawn' every 4 years or so when they migrate around the country, causing all sort of heartache for the local population, then return to the hive to hibernate and the cycle repeats... endlessly :D |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 462858 | 2006-06-14 00:49:00 | New Zealanders Invade USWe're also getting lost in your badass Alaskan mountains :( | Greg (193) | ||
| 462859 | 2006-06-14 05:02:00 | My family is invading the US at the moment! (We're not snails though :)) My wife & I met up with my parents in San Francisco. We're off to Vegas tomorrow but mum & dad are off to Canada. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 462860 | 2006-06-14 07:17:00 | My family is invading the US at the moment! (We're not snails though :)) My wife & I met up with my parents in San Francisco . We're off to Vegas tomorrow but mum & dad are off to Canada . Don't forget that Las Vegas is a hop, skip and a small jump to San Jacinto! (I've got some really cold Mexican beer . . . "Dos Eques") |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 462861 | 2006-06-20 01:26:00 | Sorry too late! In New York now! But going to Boston tomorrow for a few days before we head off to Europe for the main part of our O.E. Damn New York is hot & humid! Can't get much sleep as no A.C. in the hostel! |
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