--- description: A most wanted list for alien pests in the Sunshine State title: The Worst of the Worst Invasive Species image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f57225d14308d84/69869b1a06f2c146de32fd8f/the-worst-invasive-species_tout.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Environment](/tag/environment/) ## Environment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 5 Worst Invasive Species in the Florida Everglades by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/) and [Bryan Walsh](/author/bryan-walsh/) Jul 19, 2014 12:30 PM CUT  Some of Florida's Worst Invasive Species. Some of Florida's Worst Invasive Species.From Top left to Bottom Right: -Emily Robinson/Moment Open -Paul Kennedy/Lonely Planet Images -Mike Birkhead/Oxford Scientific -Pauline S Mills/Vetta by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/) and [Bryan Walsh](/author/bryan-walsh/) Jul 19, 2014 12:30 PM CUT As I write in a [cover story in TIME](http://time.com/3000963/invasive-species-coming-soon-to-a-habitat-near-you/ "undefined") this week, invasive species are a growing threat around the U.S. And there’s no place quite as thoroughly invaded as Florida: --- > “” --- But which invasive species pose the biggest threats to the Everglades? Check out the video above ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2970094/florida-worst-invasive-species/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2970094/florida-worst-invasive-species/"},"headline":"The 5 Worst Invasive Species in the Florida Everglades","datePublished":"2014-07-19T12:30:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T11:33:34.117Z","description":"A most wanted list for alien pests in the Sunshine State","url":"https://time.com/2970094/florida-worst-invasive-species/","keywords":["Environment","animals","Wildlife","Florida"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f57225d14308d84/69869b1a06f2c146de32fd8f/the-worst-invasive-species_tout.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Corey Protin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/corey-protin/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Bryan Walsh","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/bryan-walsh/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f57225d14308d84/69869b1a06f2c146de32fd8f/the-worst-invasive-species_tout.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The-Worst-Invasive-Species_TOUT","caption":"Some of Florida's Worst Invasive Species.","creditText":"From Top left to Bottom Right: -Emily Robinson/Moment Open -Paul Kennedy/Lonely Planet Images -Mike Birkhead/Oxford Scientific -Pauline S Mills/Vetta","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/environment/","name":"Environment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2970094/florida-worst-invasive-species/","name":"The 5 Worst Invasive Species in the Florida Everglades"}}]}] ```