Florida is a wild wonderland, where bizarre animals lurk under every palm tree and swim in the murky swamps. Some are native, others are world travelers that have made Florida their new home. Get ...

DAVIE, Fla. – Scientists at the University of Florida say two of the world’s most destructive and invasive termite species are not only spreading, but are now producing hybrid offspring in ...

Walking Catfish Originally from Southeast Asia and now found in places like Florida, this fish is known for traveling across land when it rains heavily. It uses its fins to wiggle along wet ground ...

Formosan termites (Coptotermes formosanus) are among two invasive termite species that are interbreeding in South Florida. Scott Bauer / USDA Two invasive termite species are chewing their way ...

(The Center Square) – Florida has achieved another first, this time a record more than 20,000 tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed by one conservation group alone.

Scientists found a large river predator, weighing up to 220 pounds, in China and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Shu-Sen Shu via Zeng, Pu, Lei, Oo and Chen (2025 ...

Invasive pythons are a battle in Florida News / Jun 10, 2025 / 09:39 AM EDT ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida’s war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured ...

The global economic cost of invasive species over the past 60 years has amounted to about $35 billion annually -- a similar figure to the global costs of extreme weather events attributable to climate ...

Invasive plant species such as the butterfly bush, the water hyacinth and water primrose were found to be the group resulting in the highest total estimated cost over the past 60 years, at $926.38 ...