Chapter 895 Locust Plague

Dense black spots like screens appeared on the horizon, and the whole thing was like a constantly expanding cloud ball, which was madly expanding and moving slowly, frightening the onlookers who didn't know what was going on.

The painting style was too weird.

Even Bifang was confused when he observed it, and then he said a word that no one expected.

Locust!

Hearing this word, countless viewers typed barrages.

[Locust, did I hear it right? This thing is a locust? ]

[Damn, are there still locusts now? I always thought this thing was extinct]

[You are living in the future century, why are there no locusts]

[I don't think I have ever seen this thing]

[I have definitely seen it, but I may have mistaken locusts for katydids or grasshoppers]

[What is the difference between crickets, katydids, grasshoppers, locusts, and grasshoppers? I have never understood it]

[Hey, hey, hey, is it time to discuss biology now? This thing is so big, it has become a disaster, right? ? ? ]

From the refresh rate of the barrage on the screen, it can be seen that the audience is very confused at this time, and the desire to express is very strong.

Moreover, if it is really a locust, the scale in front of them is too huge.

From the perspective of the audience, it can be called a locust plague.

They won't eat people, right?

In the eyes of many people, locusts and piranhas are the same type of creatures. Once they gather in groups, they will leave nothing behind after passing through, and there will be bones everywhere.

"It's not a locust plague, it's just that there are too many of them and they look scary."

Faced with the locust swarm that frightened ordinary people, Bifang didn't move at all, but just pulled the animal skin next to him, ready to block it when the time comes.

[No way, isn't this too many? ]

[How terrifying would a real locust plague be? ]

"The wave in front of us is relatively mild. If it were serious, it would not be like the screen window now."

"You will see a bunch of black clouds, the density is thousands of times that of the current one, which can almost block the sunlight. That is a real locust plague, and there will be no grass left after passing through."

"When they fall to the ground, they don't even have their own footholds, so they can only lie on their companions, forming a second or even third layer of meat blanket."

Everyone imagined such a scene in their minds and shuddered.

That's too scary. Wouldn't it be green and brown if you step on it?

"But even if you encounter a locust plague, you don't have to worry about being in danger. Locust plagues are only extremely destructive to plants and crops. They basically don't eat meat. Unless they are too hungry, they will eat some dying animals or animal carcasses. Otherwise, don't worry that locusts will gnaw you into a pile of bones when they pass through. That's impossible."

"Wrap yourself with something if you encounter one, be careful not to get bitten or hit in the eyes, and basically nothing else will happen."

Bifang said, grabbing the animal skin beside him, draping it over his body, covering himself and Harley.

Jerry got into the backpack early. This guy reacted faster than anyone else. When black clouds appeared in the sky, he got into Bifang's arms first and occupied a safe position.

The locust swarm seems to move slowly, but that is an illusion caused by the large size of the target.

In fact, locusts move very fast, and can move more than 100 kilometers a day on average. Excluding the time for eating and resting, the pure speed is amazing.

"Kenya has always been a hard-hit area for locust plagues, or rather, the entire East Africa is a hard-hit area."

Bifang's voice became louder, and as the locusts approached, the friction sound was already very obvious.

"Kenya is close to the tropics and the climate is not cold, so locust plagues may occur at any time. I remember that from November last year to now, Kenya has monitored 75 groups of locusts."

"The largest group even formed a locust belt 60 kilometers long and about 40 kilometers wide, covering an area of ​​about 2,000 square kilometers, with more than 100 million locusts per square kilometer!"

[Fuck, this is too exaggerated]

[Are you sure the unit is correct?]

[This number is hundreds of billions! ]

Due to the large coverage area, it is difficult to eliminate all locusts at once.

They will spread everywhere. African desert locusts can not only wreak havoc in many African countries, but also cross Europe, Asia, and Africa, flying from East Africa to West Asia, South Asia, Southern Europe, and sometimes even to South America, running across most of the earth.

With such a large range, it is difficult to catch them all at once.

And locusts lay eggs in the soil, so if the locusts on the ground are eliminated, the eggs in the soil will hatch into locusts after a while, and a new batch of locust plagues will form, which will cause the locust plagues to continue to appear.

Even in China, it took decades of long-term, firm, and highly organized effective governance to barely restrain it from forming groups, and even so, it still happens from time to time, not to mention Africa, which is backward and poorly organized.

As the thoughts turned, the locusts finally came to everyone.

The first one to appear was a locust that fell on the ground.

Bifang lifted a corner of the animal skin and saw it fall on a piece of green grass with his own eyes, opening his mouth and chewing it at a very fast speed.

Soon, one locust after another fell like raindrops, chewing the green grass like their previous companions.

"In a real locust plague, the density of locusts is very high, reaching 5,000 per square meter, with a total weight of about 10 kilograms. If there are 3 million locusts per acre, the total weight can reach six tons."

"Under normal circumstances, in arid areas, two or three acres of grain fields can produce one ton of straw, and only 40,000 to 50,000 locusts are needed to eat it all in one hour."

"If there is a locust plague, it will take less than a minute."

"The most important thing is that locusts eat more than twice their body weight every day, and they can eat up all the crops in an area in one day."

Bifang explained while watching.

He could also clearly feel that locusts had also fallen on his back, that is, on the animal skin, but because there was no food, they jumped away again.

Under meticulous close observation, Bifang and the audience also saw several locusts inserting their tails into the soil.

It was obviously breeding.

"Locusts in a normal state are solitary and severely 'socially anxious', and will avoid physical contact with their own kind. However, in certain circumstances, such as when living conditions are suitable and food is plentiful, locusts reproduce happily and population density increases, and it becomes difficult to keep a distance from other locusts."

"In this case, if their hind legs are frequently touched, their insect brains will secrete serotonin and some other pheromones, and the locusts will become gregarious. The whole process only takes a few hours."

"Note that only the hind legs can trigger the 'brainwashing' effect, and other parts cannot. As for why, I don't know either, and it is still under research."

"Social locusts The locusts are completely different things. They even change their own structure, becoming more gluttonous and more able to fly. Although they are not more fertile, the quality of their eggs has improved and the color has changed from green to yellow or black. "

"And the smell they emit will continue to attract other locusts to join the team. The locust swarm continues to expand, and when there is not enough food to eat, they will start a large migration, migrating all the way, breeding all the way, attracting new locusts to join, and of course eating food all the way. "

"The locust plague began like this."

"The number of locusts we encountered is not very large. It is conceivable that it may not be long before they can become the "black cloud" I mentioned. "