The miniscule Spiny waterflea was introduced into Madison’s Lake Mendota and lurked undetected for years. This hour, Bonnie and Sydney take a new look at a well-studied lake and try to figure out how an introduced species can float below science’s radar for so long.
Thanks to our guestsJake Walsh, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Dick Lathrop, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mike Spear, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Bonus: The Prince Fish
Introducing: The Water We Swim In
19. Listening through time
18. Moss balls and mystery seeds
17. Crayfish crisis (Rerun)
15. Faith and Wild Rice
14. Introduced: An appetizer
13. On the scent
12. A borrowed fish
11. The snail next door
10. Peering through the smelt crystal ball
9. Becoming "invasive"
BONUS: The Claws Have the Sweetest Meat
8: Crayfish crisis
7: Invasives online
6. Flipped
5. From revered to reviled (Invasive Carp part 2)
4. The carp are coming (Invasive Carp part 1)
3. Bringing home the Beetles
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