The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day.

About 25 percent of all the energy consumed in the US is from natural gas.

One of the most dangerous insect in the world is the common housefly. They carry and transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world.

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