∎ Gizzard chad: This invasive species of fish got into local waters because it was used as bait, Deegan says. Like Asian carp, they can deplete the plankton in an ecosystem.

Warming ocean temperatures can have similar effects. In the US, the European green crab is among the highest profile invasive species, having caused significant ecological damage along the East Coast ...

An article in Smithsonian magazine revealed that the Argentine tegu was spotted in Joseph D. Grant County Park, not far from San José. After the invasive species was discovered by hikers, park ...

However, there is an invasive species of ant that doesn’t lay scent trails, resulting in long lines of ants. The Asian needle ant is harder to detect and is expanding across the Southeastern ...

They’ve been counting established invasive species and logging new ones for nearly a quarter century. The most recent survey, conducted in 2023, found an increase in the overall number of ...

An invasive species is defined as one brought to a region, usually from another continent, that successfully establishes itself in its new environment. The most nefarious invasive species are ...

More information: Ismael Soto et al, Using species ranges and macroeconomic data to fill the gap in costs of biological invasions, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02697-5 ...