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Gaugamela

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3. Having grown up in the Midwest I can attest that the word locust

Reply to rampartc (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 11:33 AM

Aug 2022

is frequently used colloquially to refer to cicadas.

The term is used differently in different places. Sometimes, it refers to smaller grasshoppers. In North America, the words locust and grasshopper are often used interchangeably, with locust less commonly applied to cicadas.

https://www.dictionary.com/e/cicada-vs-locust/

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Ever see a locust up close ? [View all] Beachnutt Aug 2022 OP

that, my friend, is a cicada. rampartc Aug 2022 #1

Two of them out by my swing in the yard Beachnutt Aug 2022 #2

no broods scheduled for 2022 rampartc Aug 2022 #4

Having grown up in the Midwest I can attest that the word locust Gaugamela Aug 2022 #3

+1 rampartc Aug 2022 #5

Having grown up in the Midwest I agree and it makes me nuts. IA8IT Aug 2022 #6

"The Purist": Gaugamela Aug 2022 #11

out west they don't really swarm or have periodic broods Kali Aug 2022 #10

... Kali Aug 2022 #9

I never knew they weren't locusts until Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #7

How to tell the difference... 2naSalit Aug 2022 #8