Locust
Locust (family Acrididae), any
of a group of insects (order Orthoptera) that are distributed
worldwide, the common name of which generally refers to the group of
short-horned grasshoppers that often increase greatly in numbers and
migrate long distances in destructive swarms. In Europe the term locust connotes large acridids, whereas smaller species are called grasshoppers. In North America
the names locust and grasshopper are used for any acridid. Cicadas
(order Homoptera) also may be called a locust, with the 17-year “locust”
being the the periodic, or 17-year, cicada (see cicada).
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