Swarm

[wotnobivvy]

Did anyone else catch the programme last night on BBC1. Towards the end was some amazing footage of silver carp in the USA jumping 3 metres out of the water, and 40lb carp leaping into boats. Still available on iplayer, or On Demand on Virgin

[old buzzer]

I saw it a very interesting programme if not a bit stomach churning, especially the bit about catching midges for protein in Africa. Makes you realise how fortunate we in the west are when we only have to visit the burger bar when we fancy a burger.

It did cross my mind when I saw the fish leaping into the boats that they would soon dispense of the problem if they had their fair share of migrant workers from the east of Europe.

[mjbarnes12]

It was on the mississipi river so I was suprised not to see that ridiculous bow fishing, that the americans do, going on, little bit easier with them out of the water!!

 

But those midge burgers had what 4x the amount of protein of a beef burger - they needed that to replenish their muscles after spending all day catching enough midges to make a burger!!

Edited January 6, 2009 by mjbarnes12

[old buzzer]

And the soldier ants, at first I thought why don't the villagers splat them and then I saw how they benefited from the ants aggression against the other pests that the villagers wanted eradicated. Very nearly symbiosis.

[Dick Dastardly]

Another example of a non indigenous species running riot.

[Houseplant]

It was on the mississipi river so I was suprised not to see that ridiculous bow fishing, that the americans do, going on, little bit easier with them out of the water!!

 

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