Nature's Most Destructive Swarm | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth

Thank god these insects have a short life span

Flying out of Las Vegas Nevada a long time ago. As the plane was getting ready for take off the Captain said over the speaker "Ladies and Gentlemen we have to wait a few minutes to let a swarm of locusts to get off the runway. As soon as they clear out we'll be on our way." So I looked out my window, there were thousands of them flying around the plane, a minute later they were gone. A really unique experience

I would have like to see a before and after of a patch of greenery.

Thats like a buffet for birds lol

It’s incredible how fast these swarms can spread. One moment the land looks normal, and the next it’s completely covered. That kind of sudden change must be terrifying for animals and farmers.

That 20 year dormancy is absolutely mind blowing. It is terrifying how they sense the rain and transform into a billion strong plague so fast. The sheer scale of that swarm looks like something out of a movie. Nature truly is both beautiful and frightening at the same time. Incredible footage from the BBC team!

8th Plague be like

Swar is Destruction....but also New life after Destruction....this is Nature ....Earth 🦠🦗🦗🦗

The sound and movement of the swarm give me chills. It’s fascinating but also unsettling to see how quickly nature can turn peaceful landscapes into chaos.

Wishing everyone watching this video, wherever you are in the world, a wonderful weekend. Relax and enjoy this amazing nature footage from BBC!

I am from Rajasthan, India. In the autumn of 2020, after the rains, a 10 kilometer long swarm of locusts came to our desert and wiped out the vegetation which was very green in most of the villages of Barmer and Jaisalmer. The desert became barren and barren like a desert overnight. That year, many animals had to become the prey of the dead. The biggest tragedy of my life was the year of locust attack. Even today, when that scene comes before my eyes, It shakes the heart .😢😢

This used to occur on the Great Plains of America on a scale even more massive. The Rocky Mountain locust was estimated to have numbered over 12 trillion in its swarm in 1875 (the greatest concentration of creatures ever recorded) and were extinct within 30 years. It is thought that the loss of prairie grass by cattle grazing and the plowing of the land destroyed all of their eggs. Another example of the impact mankind has had on the planet in such a short time.

In Arabia, people fry and eat these things. Then again, they also eat desert lizards if they can catch them

People often call these swarms destructive, but in ecological terms they are simply part of nature resetting the balance.

I have seen those both as a hopper (once) and as an adult (twice). Bouth were in Abqaiq, SA, mid to late 1950s. couldn't step anywhere without a squish sound. They adults that swam looked like a dark cloud coming at you.

The massive swarm shown in this episode from BBC Earth is absolutely overwhelming—nature’s power can be far more terrifying than we imagine.

The inspiration for Hopper and his gang from A Bug’s Life.

I need to have a flamethrower ready in case this happens near me.

These locusts really know how to throw a feast and clear the table at the same time

Alfred Hitchcock new movie 🍿 The Swarm 😮