Talk:Locust

Locust swarm merge

I support the merging of Locust swarm into this page. In fact, the text of the former can just be replaced by a redirect, because it does not contain info that is not found on this page. Dogo 16:41, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

• Sounds fair enough to me.--み使い Mitsukai 16:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Thugs

Locust is also another term for thugs. This is because thugs move into one area, destroy it, and move to another area.

- I disagree with this completely. Thugs are actually bullies. People careless enough to just hit and mock others. Locusts are more like swatters. They live in a place without permission, suck the place dry without any benifial effects, then move on, leaving the place in ruins. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.92.1.33 (talk) 04:20, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't know about that (surely that's a comment ofr the disambiguation page?), but there's an interesting article on EurekaAlert today http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/uot-ats122105.php suggesting that the New World locusts are descended from Old world desert locusts that actually managed to cross the Atlantic a few (3~5) million years ago. Theres food for a lot of thought there.

French page interwiki link

The interwiki link to the french page links to a non existant page.

Locust Swarm

But the Locust Swarm is a group of insects, not a species.

• Incorrect. A "swarm" is a group of insects. A "Locust swarm" is a group of locusts.--み使い Mitsukai 16:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

LOCUST - an alternate meaning

According to my Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary there is an additional definition identified with the word "locust". It can refer to any of various leguminous trees - such as the carob, black locust or honey locust. The carob tree is indigenous to the Mediterranean area and produces a pod containing a sweet pulp quite similar to that of chocolate. The other two grow in North America.208.38.89.193 19:04, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Section Title Change?

The title "Swarming behaviour and extinctions" makes it sound as though those two items are supposed to be related, which they don't seem to be. A better title might be something along the lines of "Scientific significance"? I'm not feeling creative right now. Kith 23:59, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

For how long ...?

Someone should write for how long locusts have existed. Were there huge locusts during the Carboniferous, like there were huge dragonflies?

Life Cycle

There needs to be some clarification on the life cycle of the locust. There are brief references to underground eggs and "transformation" into a swarming variety, but no definitive explanation of the life cycle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.81.161.245 (talk) 19:58, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

microscopy image

I added an image of the locust leg muscle that I took today in the lab. I'm pretty pleased with it, hope everyone likes it.--Dylan2106 (talk) 17:34, 1 March 2008 (UTC)