Invasive Species
Verb
migrate to and settle in
Researchers have found that the Redback spider has established itself in New Zealand, which poses a significant risk to humans as it threatens to colonize major cities.
Adjective
carried out with great and strenuous effort
Feeling that it is no longer tenable to treat each invasive species as an isolated case, Irish academics are calling for a concerted effort to maintain the region's unique biodiversity.
Verb
distribute in charity
Chicago officials are heralding a proposal to dole out the nose-crinkling Asian Carp, an invasive nuisance, to soup kitchens and food pantries.
Verb
make more attractive by adding ornament
A hubbub's been building up about the maple leaf on Canada's new $20 bills. Botanists say that it's a leaf from the invasive Norway maple, not the familiar sugar maple that graces the nation's flag.
Noun
disorder or chaos
Once confined to the deep ocean surrounding Antarctica, the king crab has begun to creep up the continental shelf as water temperatures have consistently risen, wreaking havoc on other sea life.
Noun
loud confused noise from many sources
A hubbub's been building up about the maple leaf on Canada's new $20 bills. Botanists say that it's a leaf from the invasive Norway maple, not the familiar sugar maple that graces the nation's flag.
Adjective
infringing on the territory of another
The lionfish, an invasive species, has no natural predators in the Carribean. Divers hope to change this by serving up the fish to local reef sharks.
Adjective
not strict or severe
A posse in Ohio, home to America's most lax regulation of exotic pets, had to hunt and put down several animals released from a private zoo.
Noun
source of problems and bother
Chicago officials are heralding a proposal to dole out the nose-crinkling Asian Carp, an invasive nuisance, to soup kitchens and food pantries.
Noun
body or force armed with legal authority
A posse in Ohio, home to America's most lax regulation of exotic pets, had to hunt and put down several animals released from a private zoo.
Verb
have offspring
The rose-ringed parakeet is procreating with great success in London suburbs, leaving the British amazed and annoyed by their proliferation.
Noun
rapid increase in number
The rose-ringed parakeet is procreating with great success in London suburbs, leaving the British amazed and annoyed by their proliferation.
Adjective
completely out of control
A "runaway evolutionary effect" is speeding up Australia's cane toad invasion. Toads at the frontier of populations were found to be faster and could jump farther.
Adjective
based on sound reasoning or evidence
Feeling that it is no longer tenable to treat each invasive species as an isolated case, Irish academics are calling for a concerted effort to maintain the region's unique biodiversity.