A large, multicolored orb arachnid, called the Joro spider, is causing a stir in the media thanks to its arrival and rapid spread across the United States (U.S.). Read on to find out where this spider ...

In North Carolina, Lake Norman was ground zero for the invasive Alabama bass — a growing problem ... are smaller than North Carolina's native species and may not perform the same ecological ...

An invasive species is an organism that is "non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration," and whose introduction "causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy ... and uprooting flora. The animal’s feeding habits can cause widespread ...

Invasive species can displace native species through competition or transmit new diseases. At the same time, however, some of these non-native species are threatened with extinction in their ...

The spread of human settlements and the urbanization of previously rural landscapes is bad news for many animal species ... are not spotted so often. Invasive Species in the U.S. Joro spiders ...