What does a Locust look like and can they bite? I don't know if this is the right catagory,?

Question

So, sorry if it's not.

The insect I saw was climbing the antenna on my car. It was Bright Green, almost neon-lime green and long. It had wings and long antennas. It looked like a super-big Grasshopper.

Answer 1

This probably isn't the right category for your question.... but I've seen worse so I wouldn't worry about it.

:-)

To answer your question, Locusts look a lot like grasshoppers, in fact, locusts come from grasshoppers as a 4th stage of development (egg, larva, adult being the normal 3).

Grasshoppers do not always become locusts, certain environmental and biological conditions. Recent study has identified that overcrowding triggers the transformation from solitary grasshopper to gregarious, swarming locusts.

Locusts do have powerful jaws to consume any vegatation in their path. They can bite but they are harmless to humans, even when swarming.

Some tribes of people in Africa take advantage of the swarming behavior to swing nets in the air and capture locusts by the thousands and eat them as protein rich food.

Answer 2

True locusts are just a kind of grasshopper. They do have "jaws" for chewing plant food, but they are not designed to bite in self-defence, and neither do they attempt to do so. I don't know where some people are getting the impression that grasshoppers can bite people, but they are wrong.

Cicadas are also sometimes called locusts, but they are a completely different species of insect. They are big, ugly, scary-looking things, but they don't bite either. They do have an ovipositor that they use to lay eggs inside of trees, and if one were to confuse you with a tree and try to lay eggs on you or drink your "sap," it would certainly hurt, but there has never been a record of this happening. Their feet are prickly to get a solid grip on tree bark, and their legs are quite strong, so if you were to hold one, it might not be comfortable, but they won't bite. Not even in self defence.

Answer 3

A lot of people will tell you they don't bite, and technically, they're right. They don't actually "bite", but they can puncture the skin with the probiscus they use to feed with. Supposedly, they don't do it out of self defense, but rather, in an attempt to feed. Call it what you want...a bite, a sting, whatever...but yeah, they can, they will, and it hurts.

Answer 4

Here's a picture of a locust. They are just big grasshoppers, when they get overpopulated they swarm and are called locusts.
They can't bite because their mouthparts are too small

Answer 5

I have seen a locust before. Not sure how to explain what they look like. Cocusts can bite their food which are plants. I suppose you mean do locusts bite people. Not usually, but during locust swarms in Africa people are bitten.

Answer 6

They look like (because they are) grasshoppers, but when swarming are often more brightly coloured.

They certainly have good strong jaws for chewing plants, but I don't know if they bite people.

Answer 7

I used to live where there were locusts and would catch them. They did not bite me. However watch out for their legs. They have spikes on their legs and can kick with their legs, usually not a problem if you hold them tight enough.

Answer 8

Pretty much its a grasshopper, and yes they can bite, but mainly are known for eating crops.

Answer 9

it looks like a big grasshopper and yes they can bite.

Answer 10

try this link it will give you a picture .