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Olde Tyme Religion
Invasion of the Mormon crickets: 'Biblical' swarm of two-inch-long cannibalistic bugs descend on Oregon
2022-06-28
Posted by:Skidmark

#8  also, consider the source, the Daily Mail, thats a laugh
Posted by: 746   2022-06-28 13:29  

#7  happens every year, esp. here in southern Idaho.

more media hype...
Posted by: 746   2022-06-28 13:28  

#6  ^ Why I come here. I just learned something.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-28 10:34  

#5  How do they know they were Mormon?

"Despite its name, the Mormon cricket is actually a shieldbacked katydid, not a cricket. It takes its name from Mormon settlers in Utah, and for the prominent role they play in the miracle of the gulls."
Posted by: Butch Glusoger4508   2022-06-28 10:32  

#4  Do meat eating crickets taste more like meat? I don't see myself finding out empirically...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-28 10:16  

#3  At least it's not Jerusalem Crickets. They're nasty little biters
Posted by: Frank G   2022-06-28 10:15  

#2  OK I'll bite.

How do they know they were Mormon?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-06-28 10:07  

#1  Well, the homeless won't be hungry.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-06-28 08:58  

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