locust
Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts .
Seen in the wild
Reminds me of that creature the Locust ride in Gears of War. Cool stuff.
You know, I'm coming around to thinking that God _did_ save Trump's life in Butler, and then make him President. But as punishment to the American people, like plague or locust...
WINNSBORO: 210 LOCUST ST, WINNSBORO TX 75494-9998
Always a good rumor but Putin always resurfaces—like a bad locust.
[The Kaiju Locust Mom] Blockbuster Donothon Day 7: @makari.bsky.social interview + Celeste randomizer www.twitch.tv/take2action
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Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts .
Among other articles, they brought with them a great quantity of locusts, which are a kind of pulse, sweet and pleasant to the palate, and in shape resembling French beans, but longer.
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Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera and ; locust tree.
Among other articles, they brought with them a great quantity of locusts, which are a kind of pulse, sweet and pleasant to the palate, and in shape resembling French beans, but longer.
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(now, historical) A fruit or pod of a carob tree ().
“Reminds me of that creature the Locust ride in Gears of War. Cool stuff.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You know, I'm coming around to thinking that God _did_ save Trump's life in Butler, and then make him President. But as punishment to the American people, like plague or locust...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“WINNSBORO: 210 LOCUST ST, WINNSBORO TX 75494-9998”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Always a good rumor but Putin always resurfaces—like a bad locust.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[The Kaiju Locust Mom] Blockbuster Donothon Day 7: @makari.bsky.social interview + Celeste randomizer www.twitch.tv/take2action”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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