The record on species introduced to the British Isles is rather mixed.
The European rabbit, introduced to Britain in the 12th century, eats and therefore damages a wide variety of crops and cost the UK £263 million.
Japanese knotweed, introduced as an ornamental garden plant in the late 19th century, the roots of which spread by underground rhizomes, can undermine and damage buildings, pavements and roads, cost £179 million.
The grey squirrel is a carrier of the squirrel pox virus which kills red squirrels but not grey squirrels.
The European crayfish is susceptible to crayfish plague which is spread by the introduced signal crayfish.
Of course it looks peaceful; dead squirrels tell no tales.
dead squirrels tell no tales
Of course, it's biology. Something we should transcend. But that's another topic.
This thread is intended to provide a space for 'crazy' ideas. Ideas that spontaneously come to mind (and feel great), ideas you long wanted to tell but never found the place and time for and also for ideas you think should be obvious and simple - but nobody ever mentions them.
This thread itself is such an idea. Or rather the tangent of such an idea which I post below as a seed for this thread.
Rules for this thread:
If this should become a regular thread I suggest the following :