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A Desert Locust adult can consume roughly its own weight in fresh food per day, that is about two grams every day. A very small part of an average swarm (or about one ton of locusts) eats the same amount of food in one day as about 10 elephants or 25 camels or 2,500 people.
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What do they do with the locusts in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe?
Locusts are a delicacy, and have protein. They are free food to one who collects them. Basically, they taste good.
Do locusts eat trees?
Locusts will eat bark, leaves, fruit, almost any type of vegatatin
How do you eat locusts?
apparantly you dont feed pet locusts any thing !
What are the harmfull effects of locusts?
The most harmful effect of locusts are the damage to agriculture. A swarm of locusts can wipe out crops, causing a food shortage and rising prices in grocery stores. Lost crops can put farmers in debt, or out of business.
Do frogs eat locusts?
yes frogs eat locusts. Frogs eat I think ANY insect they would like. WOW! cool, hey.
Why locusts are feared by farmers?
Because the locusts will eat the crop.
What do 17 year locusts eat?
17 year "locusts" are cicadas rather than actual locusts. They feed on tree sap.
What do locusts eat in the wild?
Uranus
Do dragonflies eat locusts?
no they dont
How do locusts affect wildlife?
locusts eat every thing in sight. If they eat all the plants then the herbivores will grow weak and as they die out the carnivors will also have less to eat.
What is the food habit of a crow?
A crow's diet usually consists of insects and their larvae. They eat locust, grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, crickets, and locusts.
Are a swarm of locusts as helpful or harmful?
no
