👉 Let's talk about Delairea odorata, also known as Cape-ivy.
🍃 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies can grow vigorously, covering shrubs and trees, impeding the germination and growth of native seeds.
🔴 It is toxic to animals and fish.
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🪱 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Platydemus manokwari, the New Guinea Flatworm.
📍 It is a versatile and adaptive predator that has few natural limiting factors.
👉 It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and land snails, potentially altering the soil food web.
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🌸 Meet Reynoutria × bohemica, the Bohemian Knotweed.
🌿 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a hybrid between the Japanese and Giant knotweed, inheriting their most problematic traits.
👉 Its aggressive spread outcompetes native species, and possesses the ability to damage infrastructure
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🌱 Here is Reynoutria sachalinensis, the Giant Knotweed. Very similar to the last #InvasiveAlienSpecies, the R. japonica.
🍃 R. sachalinensis's leaves are larger, and it also spreads via rhizomes.
👉 It outcompetes and overshadows other species, and can cause damage to infrastructure.
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👀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Neogale vison, the American Mink.
🟢 It is a direct competitor with many native EU species that share its ecological niche, such as the European mink, Pyrenean desman, and Water vole
🪱It is also known to be a carrier of pathogens
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🐌 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Marisa cornuarietis, the Giant Ramshorn Snail.
🔴 It is an aggressive scavenger capable of consuming most vegetation indiscriminately in areas where it is abundant.
🟤 It can also reproduce rapidly, contributing to its significant impact.
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🏵️ Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Broussonetia papyrifera, the Paper Mulberry.
🌲 This plant is a swift coloniser of disturbed areas, including forests.
🍂 It can form extensive, dense stands through spreading root systems, and its pollen is highly allergenic.
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🔎Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies from the Union List is Bipalium kewense, the Shovel-headed Garden Worm.
🪱This species preys on earthworms, which are vital for healthy soil ecosystems.
🦠 It can also carry parasitic nematodes and may cause irritation to domestic animals if ingested.
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🐦⬛ Today’s #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Acridotheres cristatellus, the Crested Myna.
🌱 This bird has the potential to cause significant crop damage, making it an unwelcome guest in many areas.
🪹 It competes with many native species for food resources and nesting sites.
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