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Locusts are the swarming phase of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory when their populations become dense enough. They form bands as nymphs and swarms as adults. Both the bands and the swarms are nomadic and rapidly strip fields and greatly damage crops. The adults are powerful fliers; they can travel great distances, consuming practically all green material wherever the swarm settles. (source: Wikipedia)
Spotted on Aug 14, 2014
Submitted on Aug 14, 2014
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Moved your long-horned grasshopper from "other" to the category Arthropods. :-)