Barramundi

Barramundi enlisted in war against cane toad.:

"'Obviously the sensors inside the barra's mouth are that acute that they are able to detect anything that goes in there that's foreign and is not a food source that isn't good or them and they are unable to exhale it as quickly and as they inhale it,' he said."


In Australia most of us would know Barramundi from the fine dining we have done. It is really one of our favour fish on the table. Little did we know the fish might provide clues to our scourge of the cane toads. I know cane toads have reached legendary status in our lifestyle here, but seriously, they are nasty, destructive creatures and they do so much environmental damage. This article refers to northern quoll becoming a protected species as a result of cane toad infestation in the north. Quolls aren't that nice really. They are very cranky, crabby creaures and maybe if I knew more about them I'd understand why they have such an irritable disposition. Maybe they are always under attack. You can see and read about northern quolls here:

Northern Quoll


but I am curious to see whether our barramundi's resilience to cane toad poison will help us help our other native creatures which fall victim to the toad.