Locusts

An insect much like a grasshopper. Swarms of locusts would travel long distances, eating everything green. Locusts were the eighth plague God sent to Egypt before the Israelites were freed. Millions of locusts form multiple swarms. Locusts were also eaten for food. The Old Testament book of Joel was written after crops in Israel had been destroyed by locusts. Locusts were also used as a word picture for a multitude of people. The Midianites who were about to attack Israel were called “locusts.”