desert locust
noun
: a destructive migratory locust (Schistocerca gregaria) of southwestern Asia and parts of northern Africa
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Based on Robert’s estimates, the atmospheric charge resulting from a swarm of desert locusts rivals that of clouds and electrical storms.
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Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
For instance, mealworms can only be eaten in the larva stage, while American desert locusts can only be eaten in the adult stage.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Between 2065 and 2100, desert locusts’ range could expand by as much as 13 to 25 percent as a result of cyclical droughts—providing the hot, dry weather in which locusts thrive—and occasional heavy rains, which allow their eggs to incubate in damp soil.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Moreover, a mechanical way to separate different frequencies of sound with the precision of, for example, the ear of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria would prove useful for cochlear implants, Reid says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2023
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Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
For instance, mealworms can only be eaten in the larva stage, while American desert locusts can only be eaten in the adult stage.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Between 2065 and 2100, desert locusts’ range could expand by as much as 13 to 25 percent as a result of cyclical droughts—providing the hot, dry weather in which locusts thrive—and occasional heavy rains, which allow their eggs to incubate in damp soil.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Moreover, a mechanical way to separate different frequencies of sound with the precision of, for example, the ear of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria would prove useful for cochlear implants, Reid says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2023
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