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lo·cust
 locust
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A locust is an insect that travels long distances in very large groups called "swarms." Locusts are a type of grasshopper, and when they become adults, they can both jump and fly.
Locusts eat crops and other plants as they travel, and the large number of hungry locusts in a swarm do great damage to farm lands. |
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Sometimes "cicadas," which are another kind of insect, are called "locusts." Cicadas are insects that spend many years living in the ground when they are very young and then come out of the ground in large groups and become adults. Male cicadas make a kind of harsh humming sound that gets very loud and then fades away.
It was very quiet at my grandmother's house last summer, but this summer we've been hearing the sound of the locusts. When it gets loud, it gets really loud! |
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