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Reply to flibbitygiblets (Reply #66)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 06:10 AM

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Hawaii Is Having an Invasive Species Crisis. Chefs Want You to Eat Them. [View all] FSogol Jan 2019 OP

It is pretty sad what humans have done to the Islands... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #1

I think about the pythons and parrots BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #2

The Snakeheads here in Northern VA didn't turn out to be a big problem since FSogol Jan 2019 #4

And the Lionfish in Florida RockaFowler Jan 2019 #5

They're all over the Caribbean Sea as well malaise Jan 2019 #22

They even have derbys with prizes. X_Digger Jan 2019 #67

Thanks for this malaise Jan 2019 #69

Also Lionfish.. invasive and delicious mitch96 Jan 2019 #6

I used to have 2 saltwater marine tanks about 20 years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #7

How big do they grow? I am Florida, but inland. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #18

I haven't seen a live one yet mitch96 Jan 2019 #25

So, about the size of a Florida Sunfish or small Speckled Perch? nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #38

I really don't know as I'm not a fisherman.. nt mitch96 Jan 2019 #46

The juvenile one I had in my marine tank BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #57

That would be a good sized fish at maturity. Blue_true Jan 2019 #63

There was a youtube video of how to prep them in a post in this thread BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #64

Thanks, that was interesting. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #65

About the size of a small snapper. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #28

So look like they produce a decent dinner filet. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #40

Yep. Buy them if you see them. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #41

Yes on all accounts. Blue_true Jan 2019 #43

Scuba divers in Miami have lionfish contests to see who can get the most for the day mitch96 Jan 2019 #49

That price mirrors what I have seen. On the bone. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #53

+1 mitch96 Jan 2019 #59

"Since they have no natural predators they just sit there while you gig 'em" BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #60

There used to be native parrots to Florida and the Southeast US csziggy Jan 2019 #8

I remember reading about those years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #11

As said in the Wikipedia article no one really knows why they went extinct csziggy Jan 2019 #14

That would be interesting if there were a parrot BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #16

Florida is a huge invasive species nightmare. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #13

You mention the wild boars and that got me to thinking about Texas BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #15

That's mostly feral pigs, which is another HUGE problem for the South, in general. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #19

Yes they have a feral pig issue but I had checked before I posted BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #21

"the pig problem in Texas" made me LOL thinking about Cruz flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #33

I was thinking more about this guy BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #44

Ok you definitely won that argument! flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #66

... BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #70

Feral pigs and wild boars are pretty much the same. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #42

Isn't the boar a bit more hairy? (but I know the terms are used interchangeably) BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #45

Pretty much all pigs brought here started as domestic GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #47

So many invasive species have no predator BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #51

Well. In Florida gators eat wild boar!! GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #56

I can imagine the splashfest from that encounter! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #58

Epigenetics is a fascinating subject. X_Digger Jan 2019 #68

Coqui frogs are the worst on the Big Island. All night wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #3

Funny story but BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #9

YUP! I was there a few weeks ago. Coqui! Coqui! Coqui! flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #34

Earplugs Mz Pip Jan 2019 #62

If only the earth had no humans we would all be better off Renew Deal Jan 2019 #54

Isn't there a danger of their becoming desirable, and of resistance to other ways of eliminating LAS14 Jan 2019 #10

You make me think of the whole issue of the alligator BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #12

They are not at all invasive. But the ecosystem can hold tons of them! GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #50

IMHO when they come crawling in backyards and hopping in the pool BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #52

Good point. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #55

Some of the plants are ok, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #17

taro is NOT native to hawaii. its invasive brought in by polynesian immigrants nt msongs Jan 2019 #20

We're invaded by stinkbugs, but there's NO WAY I'll eat them! FakeNoose Jan 2019 #23

I told my wife I was going to make her stink bug sandwiches Poiuyt Jan 2019 #24

Stinkbug smoothies with Kale. The new superfood! FSogol Jan 2019 #27

On the west coast the "stinkbugs" don't stink. So as a child I always wondered why the stinky name flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #35

invasive versus non-native zipplewrath Jan 2019 #26

How does Kudzu taste? lunatica Jan 2019 #29

Can't be worse than kale or posion ivy. FSogol Jan 2019 #30

Can you eat poison ivy?! lunatica Jan 2019 #31

No. Mariana Jan 2019 #32

Kale gets such a bad rap! If you add coarse salt and "squish" it up a bit with your fingers flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #37

I had kale for New Years! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #48

Kudzu is used in Japan spinbaby Jan 2019 #36

Kudzu is a good thickener like arrowroot mitch96 Jan 2019 #71

Does this count the neighbors cat? lame54 Jan 2019 #39

there are you tube vids on how to prep them DonCoquixote Jan 2019 #61