Almost everyone has heard about the latest locust (جراد) attack that has been spreading all over the region! All the way from Mauritania to as recently as Israel today! Apparently, Saudi Arabia is preparing to face them, not sure what the chances are for the locusts to come our way though…

The UN says that this could be the worst locusts plague in 15 years! Their path is as follow: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and now Israel. These things are freaking scary, listen to this…….The insects, which normally live between two and six months, eat their weight (about 0.07 ounces) in crops every day. They can travel 120 miles a day. Considering that they swarm in millions, thats an incredible amount of food they consume! Anyway, here are a few pics of the recent attacks -

Locusts route

egypt

Israel

Two other interesting tidbits of info -

- Faced with an invasion of locusts, the highest Islamic religious institution in Egypt has reportedly issued an edict allowing people to eat locusts.

- In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates says that locusts were once human. When the Muses first brought song into the world, the beauty so captivated some people that they forgot to eat and drink until they died. The Muses turned those unfortunate souls into locusts–singing their entire lives.

thank you for reading, Adios!