fyeahuniverse: Armed, Not Dangerous An entire dock floated free from Japan after the tsunami last year, what was not expected was for it to land on U.S. shores. The dock is likened to an “Alien Mother Ship” of invasive species, as it contains many highly invasive species. Seen here is a gooseneck barnacle, which itself isn’t all that unfamiliar to the U.S. and doesn’t pose much of a threat. The same can’t be said for many other inhabitants of the dock. Image credit: Lynn Mattes
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Armed, Not Dangerous

An entire dock floated free from Japan after the tsunami last year, what was not expected was for it to land on U.S. shores. The dock is likened to an “Alien Mother Ship” of invasive species, as it contains many highly invasive species. Seen here is a gooseneck barnacle, which itself isn’t all that unfamiliar to the U.S. and doesn’t pose much of a threat. The same can’t be said for many other inhabitants of the dock.

Image credit: Lynn Mattes

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    how many of these time capsules exist it was only 2d i seen another
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    Hey! It’s my hometown! And yorp, there are definitely going to be issues with invasives now. Apparently a crab or two...
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