aldona Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I'm posting this in the World Affairs forum because the Aussie forum seems to have lapsed into a deep hibernation. I've always known that farmers in the west of our state have to deal with locusts at certain times of the year. We drove through a swarm of them earlier this year on our way back from Camp meeting. But this is the first time I can recall that they have reached Melbourne. Victorian Department of Agriculture: Locust Swarms Activity Map One of my patients, a lady who runs a plant nursery specializing in rare medicinal and culinary herbs, had to quickly round up all of her most valuable plants and put them indoors ahead of an approaching swarm. Sign of climate change, apocalyptic plague or both? I'm thinking both. It's going to be an interesting summer. AJ Quote www.asrc.org.au (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Melbourne)Helping over 2000 refugees & asylum seekers each monthIMSLP/Petrucci Music LibraryThe Public Domain Music Score Library - Free Sheet Music DownloadsLooking for classical sheet music? Try IMSLP first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Bravus Posted November 26, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2010 There's good eatin' on a locust. Quote Truth is important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted November 26, 2010 Members Share Posted November 26, 2010 And pretty tasty according to John the Baptist. :) Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWNolan Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 i heard he ate locust bean, not the creature.... Quote there is no try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Gail Posted November 27, 2010 Administrators Share Posted November 27, 2010 I have heard it both ways and since the locust was a clean meat, I'm not going to contest it. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuff sed Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Since when do locusts have split hooves and chew the cud? nuff sed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Bravus Posted November 27, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2010 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. Leviticus 11:22 Quote Truth is important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Bravus Posted November 27, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2010 Actually, I meant to pop in with a quick joke, not derail the discussion. I suspect the current large locust plagues are related to the drought breaking as much as anything else. They've been naturally controlled by the lack of vegetation for a while and are coming back. The devastation a swathe of locusts can cause is astonishing, and offers a fantastic metaphor for the end of the world. Quote Truth is important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Do they actually eat them down under? Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldona Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Do they actually eat them down under? Not that I know of. Maybe if we did, it might be one way of helping to control them. AJ Quote www.asrc.org.au (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Melbourne)Helping over 2000 refugees & asylum seekers each monthIMSLP/Petrucci Music LibraryThe Public Domain Music Score Library - Free Sheet Music DownloadsLooking for classical sheet music? Try IMSLP first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planey Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Do they actually eat them down under? Shane, you can have no idea of how delicious the drumsticks are... Quote Graeme____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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