A carpet of crickets
The worst cricket infestation [LA Times, registration required] in 60 years is happening in Utah, Nevada, and other states in the West. When somebody says “infestation”, you think more of an annoyance. Lots of noise and something, well, icky. But this is a little different.
We’re talking of hordes that can measure a mile wide and three miles deep. Ones that can cover a house and make it look like it is “quivering”. That’s a lot of crickets.
Take this quote about the need to put signs up on the roads:
“Add a little water to cricket guts and it’s like an oil slick”
It reminds me those B-movies from the ’70s and ’80s. Swarm (bees) is the only one I remember. But I there were others about spiders, worms, snakes, etc. Why not one about crickets? Just think! The deafening noise and numbers so large that they can overwhelm you and smother you. Ok, maybe not. But I think I would be scared by an acre’s worth of crickets, nonetheless.
