Native to the waters of the Indo-Pacific region, the 12 recognized species of lionfish all sport venomous spikes in their fin rays. Their wild coloration acts as a warning to predators: Eat at your own risk. But across the eastern seaboard of the United States, there’s a campaign encouraging humans to eat lionfish. Why? Because at some point in the 1990s, one or more species of lionfish was introduced to the waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. The invasive lionfish will eat nearly anything they can, and as a result, are decimating native fish populations. Would you eat a lionfish? (Properly prepared, of course.)
Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
Today in History
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Santorini through the clouds
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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The Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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World Poetry Day
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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In memory of those lost
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Through an artist s eyes
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Lizard of mystery
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Summer huts in winter
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At the gates of the ksar
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Indigenous living
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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World Environment Day
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World Oceans Day
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Twosday
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Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland