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Red Locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
The red locust is a sub-Saharan grasshopper in its gregarious phase. Unlike desert locusts, red locusts have not caused any devastating crop destruction since the 1940s. However, the last mass gregarious infestation lasted from 1930-1944 in Chad, the Sahel, and almost all of southern Africa, and was as devastating as the Rocky Mountain locust was in the United States in the 19th century.
Fabre’s Book of Insects. Illsutrated by E. J. Detmold, 1921.
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Juvenile stone plover, avocet, pied oystercatcher, and lotus bird
These birds are all waders, which largely live in wetland or coastal environments. The lotus bird is able to stride atop the lilypads and other wetland flora, thanks to its long toes, which distribute its weight over a large area. The other waders walk along the water bottom for the most part, and rarely venture beyond still shallows.
A Manual of the Birds of Australia. Gregory M. Mathews, 1921.
