The Atlas Obscura Podcast
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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That Time Locusts Ate The Entire Midwest
22 minutes Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:05 am.
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In the 1870s the Midwest experienced a devastating natural disaster in the form of… an enormous cloud of extremely hungry locusts. Dylan and producer Amanda discuss what happens when a cloud of locusts twice the size of Colorado descends on your town.
If you can’t get enough of Rocky Mountain Locusts check out our episode on Grasshopper Glacier!