Spiders invade Europe thanks to globalisation: study
2 days ago
GENEVA (AFP) - More than 80 species of spider have taken up residence in
Europe over the past 150 years and the number of new arrivals is due to
accelerate due to global trade, a study showed Thursday.
"In the near future we envisage the arrival of at least one new species a
year in Europe," Bern University zoology Professor Wolfgang Nentwig, who
co-authored the study, told the Swiss ATS news agency.
The study found that one new species of spider was arriving every two years,
with 87 over the past 150 years.
Rising temperatures mean Europe is also becoming suitable for tropical
species, meaning some of the newcomers could be dangerous, he said.
No poisonous spiders are currently found in Europe.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0KDpbDG_gKFV7YNnTfmKWcuBcPg
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"Docrodile" <swampthing@hellsbayou.net> wrote in
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Spiders invade Europe thanks to globalisation: study
2 days ago
GENEVA (AFP) - More than 80 species of spider have taken up residence
in Europe over the past 150 years and the number of new arrivals is
due to accelerate due to global trade, a study showed Thursday.
"In the near future we envisage the arrival of at least one new
species a year in Europe," Bern University zoology Professor Wolfgang
Nentwig, who co-authored the study, told the Swiss ATS news agency.
The study found that one new species of spider was arriving every two
years, with 87 over the past 150 years.
Rising temperatures mean Europe is also becoming suitable for tropical
species, meaning some of the newcomers could be dangerous, he said.
No poisonous spiders are currently found in Europe.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0KDpbDG_gKFV7YNnTfmKWcuBcPg
Did Nostradamus predict this ?
If not, then it's not really happening (stephen dogass logic).
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