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So, honest question: Why are invasive species like the gigantic asian carp so reviled, when they seem to be quite successful animals, thriving in an otherwise u
by hurpaDurpa 8y ago
So, honest question: Why are invasive species like the gigantic asian carp so reviled, when they seem to be quite successful animals, thriving in an otherwise unforgiving environment?
I get that invasive species can stress their environment until it collapses and ruins even their own capacity to thrive or even survive, but sometimes I get the sense that asian carp are denegrated because they annoy humans by jumping out and slamming into people on boats. Are asian carp really a threat to their surroundings, or simply inconvenient from a human perspective?
- aaronblohowiak 8y agoThey are an ecological destroyer and they don’t taste good
- steve_adams_86 8y agoWhy does half the world think they taste good and the other half thinks they don't? They must be fine... Right?
- hurpaDurpa 8y agoArguably, the part about tasting bad is purely a human concern, but ecological destruction is a possibly real problem, if left unchecked.
- selectodude 8y agoThey taste fine. No better or worse than tilapia. It's just that it's impossible to get all the bones out because a lot of them aren't connected to anything and are just floating in the meat.
- jlebrech 8y agobad taste is a evolutionary trait that has kept them in the gene pool