Georgia's Invasive Argentine Tegu Invasion Triggers 'Reptilian Rewilding' with Lizard-Joggers, Eat-All Diet Shocks Biologists
In the next decade, the Argentine tegu's rampage across Georgia will evolve from a pesky invader into an accidental climate-adaptation engine. By 2035, biologists predict these voracious lizards will not only survive but thrive, pioneering a new 'Lizard Economy' as they become the region's unlikely lawn-care assistants, consuming everything from invasive fire ants to feral hog eggs, reshaping the local ecosystem into a self-managing reptilian workforce.