{"id":16086,"count":1,"description":"Locusts are the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory. They form bands as nymphs and swarms as adults\u2014both of which can travel great distances, rapidly stripping fields and greatly damaging crops.\nThe origin and apparent extinction of certain species of locust \u2013 some of which reached 6 inches (15\u00a0cm) in length \u2013 are unclear.\nLocusts are an edible insect and are considered a delicacy in some countries and throughout history.\nThough the female and the male look alike, they can be distinguished by looking at the end of their abdomens. The male has a boat-shaped tip, while the female has two serrated valves that can be either apart or kept together. These valves aid in the digging of the hole in which an egg pod is deposited. Desert locusts can measure roughly 75 millimetres (3.0\u00a0in) in length.\nIn addition, a number of \"grasshopper\" species...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/locust\/","name":"Locust","slug":"locust","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/16086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=16086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}