Tuesday, 17 May 2022

1875: When Locusts Ruled Over America

quote [ A species disappears from our planet about every 30 minutes. From climate crises to man’s carelessness, there are endless factors that drive the living into a black hole of non-existence. Till date, the most extraordinary of these eliminations occurred in a family of tiny insects—the Rocky Mountain locusts which became in 1902 the only agricultural pests to face complete extinction. ]

Down they come, the swarm of locusts
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT]

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