Nobody throws shade like a biologist with burning hatred for invasive plants

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

Lionfish have established themselves as significant invasive species off the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean. adult lionfish have few identified natural predators, likely due to the effectiveness of their venomous spines: when threatened, a lionfish will orient its body to keep its dorsal fin pointed at the predator, even if this means swimming upsidedown.

Non native/invasive flowers, Washington

I take the soil in my clean fingers and to say I weep is untrue, weep is too musical a word. I heave into the soil. You cannot die. I just came to this life again, alive in my silent way. Last night I dreamt I could only save one person by saying their name and the exact time and date. I choose you.

— Ada Limón, from “Invasive,” The Hurting Kind

Teasel, Portland, OR © Robert Pallesen

I had not seen or heard

the Starlings in a bit, but in the last couple of days, they have come back a bit, along with groups of flocking Cowbirds. The adults are starting to get into their winter plumage, and I always like this look because they almost look like the fantasy birds we used to draw as children. The young ones will soon also be back, I assume, with their own unique look when the adult feathers come out through their brown baby plumage.

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 25 October 2022

The white flowers of this Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (Japanese anemone) look great with the grey wood plank background. I have found these plants can be hard to establish but once happy they can become invasive so position where they can make a colony for an autumn display.

Jill Raggett

Day in the life of a Guy. And not just any guy I think he's an invasive rusty red crayfish 🤨🦞

Invasive #1 (Oni Press, December 2023) variant cover by Jae Lee

Introduced Awlsnails found frequently across Eubenangee.

30/09/23 - Subulina octona - Eubenangee, swamp, on ground / under rotting wood

I’m doing an exercise with rock pigeons because I love them an incredible amount. I may or may not sprinkle in some various chickens too.

Spring wildflowers - Lesser Celedine by Kevin B. Moore

I am trying to kill the fig buttercup the way I’m supposed to according to the government website, but right now there’s a bee on it. Yellow on yellow, two things radiating life. I need them both to go on living.

— Ada Limón, from “Invasive,” The Hurting Kind

Florida Today: Burmese python around 12 feet killed by hunters in Brevard, Florida

Yikes! I'm in Brevard lol