Grasshoppers, cicadas, locusts, all pretty much the same thing.
I was skeptical of what he said about every 17 years and then realized that the last devastating swarm was 33 years ago. Pretty damn close to two cycles of 17 years. Can't confirm if there was a swarm in '04 or '05 yet though.
The difference between cicadas and locusts is that cicadas do not damage crops, or much of anything, for that matter. They come out of the ground to mate after an extensive period of time underground. The females lay their eggs under tree bark and the larva eventually drop to the ground where they burrow and await the time when it's their turn to come out of the ground to mate. They are noisy, big and rather ugly, and they fly all over the place -- basically they're annoying, but harmless.
Locusts, however, will do extensive crop damage by eating everything in sight.
good thing He gave us a solution, since they come every 17 years.
I believe you're thinking of cicadas, fren. They're not the same thing as locusts.
Grasshoppers, cicadas, locusts, all pretty much the same thing.
I was skeptical of what he said about every 17 years and then realized that the last devastating swarm was 33 years ago. Pretty damn close to two cycles of 17 years. Can't confirm if there was a swarm in '04 or '05 yet though.
The difference between cicadas and locusts is that cicadas do not damage crops, or much of anything, for that matter. They come out of the ground to mate after an extensive period of time underground. The females lay their eggs under tree bark and the larva eventually drop to the ground where they burrow and await the time when it's their turn to come out of the ground to mate. They are noisy, big and rather ugly, and they fly all over the place -- basically they're annoying, but harmless.
Locusts, however, will do extensive crop damage by eating everything in sight.
What are cicadas feeding off of to support swarms then?