minus-squareMareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.detoGreen & indigenous News•Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in bug-breeder bustlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoAustralia has an isolated ecosystem because it’s an island. If you breed a bunch of invasive species and they get out, that can cause a lot of damage. I think they had this problem with the bullfrog and now can’t get rid of it. linkfedilink
minus-squareMareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.detoGreen & indigenous News•Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in bug-breeder bustlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoI understand why, but “contraband cockroaches” is a funny phrase XD linkfedilink
Australia has an isolated ecosystem because it’s an island. If you breed a bunch of invasive species and they get out, that can cause a lot of damage. I think they had this problem with the bullfrog and now can’t get rid of it.