Desert Locust
Apr 24, 2013 09:23:06 #
Desert Locusts can swarm up to 80 million strong, and cover an area of up to 40 miles. This one was about 1 inch long. If you look at the head shot, you can see how big its mouth is: no wonder they eat everything they see.
Desert Locust head
Desert Locust Side
Apr 24, 2013 09:46:14 #
where did you take these,please? there was an invasion recently in Egypt, the Synai and south of Israel.
Apr 24, 2013 10:22:18 #
Apr 24, 2013 12:52:06 #
elie wrote:
where did you take these,please? there was an invasion recently in Egypt, the Synai and south of Israel.
Elie, It was only one, and I placed it on a flower on my kitchen table. I went to the Pet shop, and they gave it to me. They sell them to people to feed to their pet snakes, etc. But since locusts are not indigenous to England, they warned me that if I didn't have a pet snake (which I don't) then I must on no account let it go after it had its' portrait taken. I put it in my fridge to slow it down, as they jump a long way very quickly, but I'm afraid I left it too long, and it was on it's way out when I put in on the flower. Probably just as well, as I would not have known what to do with it afterwards. I hope nobody is going to jump on me on behalf of one locust: normally I am very careful to replace garden and other "critters" I find. If it helps, the Pet shop told me that locusts don't have a central nervous system, which is why people can feed them live to their snakes - the locusts don't feel anything.
Apr 24, 2013 13:35:15 #
Apr 24, 2013 15:00:24 #
Terrific shots Sarah, what a creature.
photosarah wrote:
Desert Locusts can swarm up to 80 million strong, and cover an area of up to 40 miles. This one was about 1 inch long. If you look at the head shot, you can see how big its mouth is: no wonder they eat everything they see.
Apr 24, 2013 15:47:52 #
GWR100 wrote:
Terrific shots Sarah, what a creature.
Sarah or the locust? :lol:
Apr 24, 2013 17:25:05 #
GWR100 wrote:
Terrific shots Sarah, what a creature.
Thanks GWR100. It's quite horrible, isn't it!
Apr 24, 2013 17:25:31 #
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