I read about this back in the 80s. When we visited Florida this past March, we mentioned it to our brother in law, who lives near Bradenton. He was not aware of the danger.
I just emailed this article to him. Thanks for posting it.
When we visited Florida this past March, we mentioned it to our brother in law, who lives near Bradenton........I was in Bradenton in April 2014. We were sitting in the side yard and saw one of them critters crawling under the trailer next door. Never saw one before. Hope never again.