Why Locusts Abandon A Solitary Life For The Swarm
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 22:42
in Earth & Climate
By applying an old theory that has been used to explain water flow through soil and the spread of forest fires, researchers may have an answer to a perplexing ecological and evolutionary problem: why locusts switch from an innocuous, solitary lifestyle to form massive swarms that can devastate crops and strip fields bare.