Best "most wanted invaders" of British waterways

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The most damaging offenders according to the EA. If we could get rid of all but one, which should we keep

Poll Results

Option	Votes
American signal crayfish	3
Japanese knotweed	2
Killer shrimp	1
Himalayan balsam	1
Parrot's feather	1
Topmouth gudgeon	0
Floating pennywort	0
Water primrose	0
Mink	0
Giant hogweed	0

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:08 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14428585

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:09 (fourteen years ago)

I'm going to go with the shrimp, they might be tasty.

― fields of salmon, Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:12 (fourteen years ago)

You're not worried they might kill you?

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:14 (fourteen years ago)

I think they're too small to eat? The crayfish in the other hand are quite good eaters.

― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:16 (fourteen years ago)

Often it only kills prey but does not eat it. It kills its prey by biting it with its large mandibles and then shreds it before eating it.

They kill for pleasure; and they probably outnumber us!

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:19 (fourteen years ago)

No mention of Canada Geese in that list which I personally believe is an oversight.

― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:25 (fourteen years ago)

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advice/ACEImages/PUB0009081_673674.jpg

Himalayan Balsam is quite pretty, might go for that.

― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:28 (fourteen years ago)

GOT to be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatccHVfuhA

― Aphex Twin … in my vagina? (Karen D. Tregaskin), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:29 (fourteen years ago)

<3 Canada goose, btw - what's the problem? I know there's some bacterial problems from poops, but nothing like this list. Or is it just noise?

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 17:38 (fourteen years ago)

yay someone made a thread based on the company i work for.

Cray fish it is.

― Summer Slam! (Ste), Saturday, 6 August 2011 22:34 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Saturday, 6 August 2011 23:01 (fourteen years ago)

Think I'm going to go with Himalayan Balsam, because it's not unattractive and can apparently be food. Creepily, I think, according to wiki "Eventually, if all goes well, this project will have the Himalayan Balsam financing its own eradication."

Plus good folk-names - 'kiss-me-on-the-mountain' and 'policeman's helmet'.

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Saturday, 6 August 2011 23:38 (fourteen years ago)

Also has these exploding seed pods that are pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkXpazxbsqA

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Saturday, 6 August 2011 23:43 (fourteen years ago)

Oh, awesome. Definitely keep those.

― textbook blows on the head (dowd), Sunday, 7 August 2011 00:05 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Sunday, 7 August 2011 23:01 (fourteen years ago)

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