People are mis-informed or misguided about many things. This is simply one more example of some people unable or unwilling to do any critical thinking.
Locusts are known to thrive in pretty much any type of habitat. This includes deserts, plains areas, and nearby bodies of water.
Locusts were the 8th plauge that G-d brought upon the Egyptians.
The collective nouns for locusts are: a plague of locusts a cloud of locusts a swarm of locusts
Locusts. I believe you are referring to this verse from the Book of Exodus, chapter 10, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament): "So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts..."
Locusts survive in deserts by exhibiting remarkable adaptability and resilience. They can enter a state of dormancy during dry periods, minimizing their metabolic rate and conserving energy. When conditions improve, such as after rainfall, they emerge, breed rapidly, and form swarms that can travel long distances in search of food. Additionally, their ability to exploit sparse vegetation and their social behavior in swarming help them thrive in harsh environments.
A group of locusts is called a plague of locusts.
physical traits of a locusts
The Locusts was created in 1826.
The collective nouns for locusts are:a plague of locustsa cloud of locustsa swarm of locusts
There were locusts in the backyard that ate my crops.
Usually it is a swarm of locusts, though a plague or cloud of locusts may also be used.
Locusts were used by God to punish sin. In the Old Testament, plagues were sent upon those who disobeyed God by sinning. For example, in the 8th plague, locusts were sent as God's punishment to Pharaoh. "The Lord brought an east wind upon the land....and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. The locusts came down in all the borders of Egypt....they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees....there remained no green thing, either tree or herb, throughout Egypt (Exodus 10). Locusts were seen also in the New Testament part of the Holy Catholic Bible known as The Apocalypse: "And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth." (Apoc. 9:3).Locusts, being the eating machines they are by nature, will strip the land of all plant life down to the soil line. This in turn becomes a long lasting punishment, leading to famine, and eventually disease and death. The wage of sin is death. (Romans 6:23)