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- While the threat to France has yet to be assessed, there’s good reason to be believe it could be devastating. The highly efficient predatory worm, also known as the New Guinea flatworm, is listed among the world’s 100 most invasive species. And for good reason: It’s a leading cause of snail population decay and even flat-out extinction in the 15+ countries and habitats it has traversed. Take Hawaii, for instance, where the presence of the worm has driven an estimated 90% of the US state’s 750 species of land snails extinct, according to the Invasive Species Specialist Group.
So, I suppose we did Major Khaaan a favor.
ButterflyEffect · 4245 days ago · link ·
That's really sad that a species is being efficiently destroyed with no end in sight. Snails are neat little things too, I hope something is figured out before it's too late. Invasive species are terribly problematic by nature. Have you ever had escargot?
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thenewgreen · 4245 days ago · link ·
I have had escargot a number of times. It's very earthy, almost always served with mushrooms in my experience. They're tasty.