LOCUSTS

Locusts could hold the key to collision avoidance tech for robots, drones and self-driving cars

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Locust swarms could hold the key to developing effective collision avoidance technology for robots, drones and self-driving cars Locusts fly in swarms of millions but a special neuron stops them from colliding Researchers from the US have made an electronic version inspired by the insects The sensor is far less bulky than current alternatives and responds in … Read more

Horrifying moment a swarm of locusts engulfs the streets of India

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This is the horrifying moment a swarm of locusts sweeps through the streets of India, which now faces the combined woes of coronavirus, a heatwave, deadly floods and the worst locust plague in three decades.   Locals ran for shelter as ‘billions and trillions’ of locusts invaded a town, engulfing a staircase and blanketing the sky … Read more

Huge swarms of locusts rip through 500,000 acres of crops in Ethiopia

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Billions of locusts have laid waste to 500,000 acres of Ethiopian cropland and unleashed a food crisis.  A United Nations report found that the devastation caused by the swarms have left millions of citizens in need of emergency food aid.     The findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, which recently concluded a joint assessment … Read more

Locusts enter Congo for the first time since 1944

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Locusts enter Congo for the first time since 1944 as devastating plague of the insects continues to spread across Africa The UN said the cluster of desert locusts arrived near the town of Bunia on Friday Since spawning on Ethiopia-Somalia border, the swarms have been blown inland  Governments are scrambling to prevent billion-strong swarms ravaging crops … Read more

Huge swarm of locusts brings traffic to a standstill in Bahrain after from Saudi Arabia

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Huge swarm of locusts brings traffic to a standstill in Bahrain after spreading across Saudi Arabia because of strong winds Video shows the locusts landing on cars on the three-lane highway in Bahrain  Drivers are seen sounding horns as insects start landing on their windscreens  Bahrain’s Agriculture and Marine Resources Department said ‘no need to panic’ … Read more

Cyborg LOCUSTS could be used to sniff out bombs after scientists ‘hijacked’ insects’ sense of smell

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Cyborg LOCUSTS could be used to sniff out bombs after scientists ‘hijacked’ insects’ sense of smell by implanting electrodes into their brains Experts revealed in 2016 a project to may bomb sniffing cyborg locust Now, the technology has been implanted in to the bugs that can sniff out bombs Scientists implanted electrodes in the insect’s brain … Read more