Desert locust

Scientific name: Schistocerca gregaria

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0074Males and females look different

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Behaviour

Behavior and movement

The desert locust can be in a solitarious phase at low density; with crowding and suitable conditions its behaviour and appearance may shift towards the gregarious phase, and swarms form.

SRC-118

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1FAO Locust Watch — Desert LocustSRC-118

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Deserts and arid lands

Sources

1FAO Locust Watch — Desert LocustSRC-118
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775)SRC-169
3Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about locusts — Locust WatchSRC-413
4Sexual differentiation in adult insects: male-specific cuticular yellowing in Schistocerca gregaria as a model for reevaluating some current (neuro)endocrine concepts (J Insect Physiol 56(8): 919-25)SRC-414

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