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These are
several Great Lakes invaders and might do well in Florida if they get
here. Most of us are familiar with
which the zebra mussels spread. Cercopagis is a small crustacean also
spreading quickly to all the Great Lakes and the Finger Lakes of New York
State. It’s native to the Caspian region of Eurasia. The snail, a native of
New Zealand, is also in the Snake River system in Idaho and is doing well,
hundreds of thousands per square meter. They have spread into Yellowstone
Park probably unknowingly by fisherman. The state of Montana has closed small
isolated areas to fishing where the snail is found to keep it from spreading.
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