When the swarms flew overhead,“the numbers were so many that the crew was rained ... For braving the possibility of encounters with lions and al-Shabab to get an only-on-AP direct look at the ravages ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Scientists working to eradicate the species of desert locust that ravages crops in biblical proportions ... A locust swarm typically comprises billions of the winged ...

There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects ... and Middle Eastern regions where the Bible is set. It all comes down to the weather.

as they were reminded of the biblical plague of locusts due to the sudden swarming numbers of periodic cicadas. RELATED: ...

The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria forsk) has made its name dread to generations of African and Middle Eastern farmers from Biblical times ... destroying swarm, leaving the land ruined ...