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The past Sunday we lost a great, mischievous, and a little dangerous friend. Our dear Redrick the Asian long-horned Beetle.

To give a little background info about the Asian long-horned Beetle as a whole well, the Asian long-horned Beetle is native to China, Japan, and Korea. Unfortunately, this mischievous little creature migrated to North America. They are small and have a lot of distinct sports in their elytra. Although they are small, there is a great difference between the male and the female. The female is bigger in size compared to the male beetle. They both have very extensive antennas. The Asian long-horned beetles live in a habitat full of trees/forests. Adult beetles are mostly drawn towards healthy hardwood trees. Not only does this small creature lives in big trees, but it also accommodates itself in branches, logs, roots, etc. are all victims of the infestation that this little guys bring. New York and Chicago are also victims of the Asian long-horned beetle.

These insects are herbivores. Adults base their alimentation out of leaves, twigs, trees such as the maple, chestnut, and others. Once they have hatch from the larvae they start eating there way up the tree to cover it and infect it all.

The Asian long-horned beetle has been invading many trees around the world, such as the U.S, Japan, Korea, etc. These insects have managed to transport themselves through the ports and wooden cargo made from place to place. In 1996 this pest was first reported in the northern part of the U.S. The effect that this creature has had on its ecosystem is severe. Not only does this creature infest trees, but it also leaves birds, squirrels and other animals homeless. Furthermore, for us humans it also affects immensely due to the amount of oxygen that trees provide to us. With the  Asian long-horned beetle infesting the trees of the world it takes away shade, some forest trees that are used for economic values. The trees that are infested by the Asian long-horned beetle should be removed from the roots and later burned or chipped into pieces.

We are very sorry for the loss of Redrick, but the damage that he was causing was severe so the decision of killing him was made. The funeral for this little, special, and mischievous creature will be held on Friday the 14th at 9:00 am. Please join his family and community.

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Oh dear Clark the Mussel, how much we miss you vibrant greetings in the morning. A long time Great Lakes region resident. Clarck sadly passed away on Monday after a bloody and tough battle with a power plant. Power plants must spend millions of dollars to remove zebra mussels like Clark from clogged water intakes.

Mussels are an invasive species that are characteristic of being very small, however, they have a facility to spread through the ocean, rivers and lakes to harm other species. Mussels probably arrived in The Great Lakes in the 1980s due to a large ship from Europe. They are now found in many states such as Nevada, California, Utah, Colorado and Texas. I would like to point out that Clark was different. He loved spending time at the beach and taking the sun from the sandy beach shores. He spends most of his time with his other mussel friends and enjoying his free time. He was fed by different types of algae, bacteria, and some organic particles.  Clark was very much appreciated by everyone in his community because everyone in the ocean community knew him. Mussels, like Clark, can live about 60 to 70 years in a good habitat, so he spent a lot of time on this planet! Also, Clark and his species are the only freshwater bivalve that is known to have a ‘free swimming veliger larva’. Everyone in the ocean loved Clark’s striped patterns. Moreover, Clark was very famous as well. He was known to be the only mollusk that could grow while being attached to a surface like rocks! He was also best known because of his amazing ability to survive up to two weeks out of water! Clark used to live with a whole of his family members. He loved to hang out with a crowd of other mussels.

His beloved family members organized his funeral. It will be held on April 18 at 3:00 PM. We would appreciate you RSVP since the funeral service will take place at the intersection of river Brazos and the North Atlantic Ocean.

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The Asian Swamp Eel is, as its name implies, an eel species native to Asia. It can also be found in Africa, Australia, South America, and Central America.

It was an invasive species in the United States, being imported as a food source for the aquarium trade before 1900. Yet its release into the wild due to aquarium dumping and various escapes (ex: in flooding events) caused it to become an invasive species in the states of Florida, Georgia, and Hawaii. Their nocturnal life cycle has made them difficult to catch. It is a generalist predator, and thus possesses quite a large potential for harming the environment as it hunts fish, amphibians, and other organisms that it can find.

The species has now been fully eradicated in the United States, as a federal law was passed which allowed its active hunting. It can be considered a delicacy by people of Asian descent, and thus it is highly sought after by Asian immigrants. Now, fishermen only needed a permit to place various traps and fences to fish as many of these eels as possible. Fishing regulations also stated that any specimens found had to be instantly killed to prevent any possibility of escape. Aquarium regulations also forbid them from releasing any into the wild, implementing a very large fine and even the possibility of being shut down by the state if any were found to be released.

Funeral services to honor the presence of this species in U.S territory will be held at Honolulu Harbor, the place where the Asian swamp eel first came into U.S soil.

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The different variants of feral pigs will be laid to rest after delighting themselves with the ecosystems and farms across mainly North America and Australia.

Feral pigs were brought to the Americas by European colonists as cattle. These pigs descend from their ancestors who were either released or managed to make a bid for freedom from farm life. Their omnivorous lifestyle allowed them to eat many plants and animals across the areas they lived on, suffering little hunger. They found food everywhere, whether it was eating peanuts on a farm, or seedlings underground.

Feral pigs are now no more as humans responded to how they affected ecosystems and farms. Governments have taken away all restrictions for the hunting and trapping of these animals added to increased restrictions on hunting native species. The hunting of the feral pigs greatly intensified and led to their decline and death. Furthermore, humans released predators of the feral pig to the areas where most of them lived.

Due to feral pigs mostly eating plants, the main cause of the ecosystem damage they caused was mostly to plant life rather than animal life. The predators along with hunting led to little damage to other native species since the lesser recreational hunting compensated for the increase of native predators. Funeral services for the feral pigs will be held soon by lake Okeechobee in Florida. All donations are accepted, please send them to Animal Funeral Services.

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Northern Australia - Will the Cane Toad's relentless battle against Cane and French Beetles finally come to an end?

Cane toads are also known as "The Bufo" or "Marine Toads". They are big neotropical toads that are native to Central and South America. It is considered the world's largest toad. They have a wide range of habitats that vary from open forests, suburban areas, beach dunes, farmland, swamps, and grasslands. Cane toads are poisonous to most animals that attempt to attack them and are considered an invasive species since they are predatory and competitive.

Cane and French Beetles are usually found in moist, hot, and cold areas. Their habitats vary from trees, inside fruits, inside leaves, inside seeds, deep in the ground, and inside dead wood. The majority of beetles eat plants, dry fruit, wood, leaves, etc. The adult cane beetles eat the leaves of sugarcane. They hatch eggs underground and the larvae eat the roots. This kills or stunts the sugarcane's growth.

In 1935, Cane Toads were introduced from Hawaii to Australia for the purpose of controlling the Cane and French beetles' population. French and Cane beetles were causing damage on sugar cane crops. Cane Toads prey on beetles by nestling in cowpats and waiting for beetles to arrive. These toads can eat up to 150 beetles per meal. In places where toads have full access to water bodies, there is exponentially less beetles around.