http://www.metafilter.com/tags/canetoads Posts tagged with 'canetoads' at MetaFilter. Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:09:00 -0800 Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:09:00 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/39950/Unintended%2DConsequences <a href="http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt/index.cfm?attributes.fuseaction=open_page&page_id=1572"> Cane toads</a> in Australia. <a href="http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html">Zebra Mussels</a> in The Great Lakes. <a href="http://www.ducks.ca/purple/">Purple Loosestrife</a> in Canada (and the introduction of <i>another</i> <a href="http://www.ducks.ca/purple/biocontrol/index.html">alien species</a> to control <i>it</i>, I don't know why she swallowed the fly)<a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/mefi/9131#203152">.</a> <br><br> Invasive species, threat or menace? You decide. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.39950 Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:09:00 -0800 Australia Canada CaneToads InvasiveSpecies PurpleLoostrife ZebraMussels Capn http://www.metafilter.com/22106/All%2Dabout%2Dtoad%2Dlicking <a href="http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1166246">Toad licking</a> - Ever been tempted? DON'T: read this magisterial blog piece on the dangers of Toadlicking first!. But for <i>a really fun time</i>, look for this hilarious documentary at your local independant video store: <a href="http://www.exploratoriumstore.com/canetoadsvideo.html">"Cane Toads: An Unnatural History"</a>:<i> "When the Australian sugarcane crop was attacked by beetles, someone decided to import cane toads to combat the pests. But somebody didn't do their homework: beetles can fly, but cane toads can't. What can cane toads do? Reproduce, big time..."</i> [I'll graciously leave the post on Australian plagues - of rabbits, toads, and so on - for somebody else. Then, of course, there's <i>Kudzu and Killer Bees</i>...] tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.22106 Thu, 05 Dec 2002 08:23:59 -0800 australia canetoads toadlicking troutfishing