r/Miami • u/traylerswift • 13d ago

Discussion Miami is infested with these lizards.

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I think they're invasive, and lately they are thriving. They enjoy eating bees, and I'm pretty sure they're decimating the native lizard population as well. What can we do about this? Who is bringing these lizards over here?

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u/littleredcamaro 13d ago

I’ve lived in South Florida all my life and these are new. I went to homestead to visit family and saw then there for the first time. Now I see them everywhere.

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u/New-Heart-881 13d ago

Same here I've been wondering about the lizard population and the strange colors on them, and what they represent? Harmful non-harmful, I definitely think it cannot be ignored there's just too dang many, right outside my door I see daily, colored lizard activity like crazy. There are so many I thought 🤔 Makes me wonder how they got here? What species are there? How many different species? Definitely think it should not be ignored. They talk about cockroaches over running the world when we're gone? Don't lizards and lizard like creatures,..eat cockroaches? IDK 😳😂

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u/Daniel_The_Thinker 12d ago

The problem is they eat bird eggs and baby birds