what is a locust?!?!?

Answer 1

It's a creepy insect that makes a lot of noise and if one happens to fly into your hair you will freak out!......speaking from experience.....lol

Answer 2

Locust is the name given to the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. The origins and apparent extinction of certain species of locust—some of which reach 6 inches (15 cm) in length—are unclear.[citation needed]

These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory. They form bands as nymphs and swarms as adults — both of which can travel great distances, rapidly stripping fields and greatly damaging crops.

Some examples of Locust species are:

Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Red locust (Nomadracis septemfasciata)
Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)
American desert locust (Schistocerca Americana)
Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), probably the most important in terms of its very wide distribution (North Africa, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent) and its ability to migrate very widely.
Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus) in North America had some of the largest recorded swarms, but mysteriously died out in the late 19th century.
Though the female and the male look alike they can be distinguished by looking at the end of their abdomen. The male has a boat-shaped tip while the female has two serrated valves that can be either apart or kept together. These valves aid in the digging of the hole in which an egg pod is deposited.

Answer 3

Locust is the name given to the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. The origins and apparent extinction of certain species of locust—some of which reach 6 inches (15 cm) in length—are unclear.[citation needed]

These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory. They form bands as nymphs and swarms as adults — both of which can travel great distances, rapidly stripping fields and greatly damaging crops.

Answer 4

Locusts are a type of bug that live underground for something like 7 yrs. and when they come out, they do so in droves. They come out to mate, deposit their young and die but in the meantime, they are everywhere and ugly. We had them appear while we were living in Maryland and for the weeks they attacked we were dodging them everywhere. They are blind and have no idea where they are and they are huge. It was nasty. They don't harm anyone, they are just large nasty critters that are in your face for weeks but thankfully only once every 7 yrs.

Answer 5

In the US, it is typically used to describe cicadas, but in most other countries it refers to a type of grasshopper. They are not related, nor even similar, but that's what we always used in terminology.

Answer 6

A type of grasshopper, or trees .

Answer 7

the biggest baddest variety of grasshopper around.

oh yeah, and they come in PLAGUES.

Answer 8

A grass-hopper with a chip on it's shoulder...

Answer 9

a grasshopper

Answer 10

its a kind of bug