First the Cane Toads, now the Locusts?

[LuxLuthor]

I'm pre-emptively feeling bad for our friends down under. These buggers can be devastating. Are they starting already, or just have the right conditions for them to multiply?

 

[SureAddicted]

The warm, wet weather that prevailed last summer meant that three generations of locusts were born, each one up to 150 times larger than the previous generation.

150 x bigger would make it the size of a cat. It's not looking good.

 

[LuxLuthor]

150 x bigger would make it the size of a cat. It's not looking good.

That gives new meaning to the expression "It's raining cats and dogs." Good luck, and wear your :tinfoil: !!!

 

[lctorana]

We've had a 14 year long drought, and the first wet winter in that long had created ideal conditions for what the tabloid press calls "swarmageddon".

Here's a typical article:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/lo...he-size-of-spain/story-e6frf7jo-1225917471914

 

[Splitrail]

"And then the frogs came."
~Mr Lamont~