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minus-squareEgg_Egg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoIt’s difficult to eat your way through an invasive species. Himalayan Balsam is also edible but it’s thriving in the UK. In fact edibility is often the reason these things are so invasive, it’s why American Signal crayfish are over in the UK.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month agoTexas: Hold my beer. https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/lionfish-texas-gulf-19717247.php (Also Texas: Have you tried hunting the kudzu from a helicopter using automatic weapons?)
minus-squareEgg_Egg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI’ve seen someone collecting lionfish, basically using a litter picker and a bag.
It’s difficult to eat your way through an invasive species. Himalayan Balsam is also edible but it’s thriving in the UK.
In fact edibility is often the reason these things are so invasive, it’s why American Signal crayfish are over in the UK.
Texas: Hold my beer.
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/lionfish-texas-gulf-19717247.php
(Also Texas: Have you tried hunting the kudzu from a helicopter using automatic weapons?)
I’ve seen someone collecting lionfish, basically using a litter picker and a bag.