{{distinguish|Locost|Locus (disambiguation)}} '''[[Locust]]s''' are the swarming phase of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acridida.
'''Locust''' or '''Locusts''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}}
==Biology==
===Insects === * [[Cicada]]s, often called locusts when they swarm * ''[[Magicicada]]'', a genus of cicadas often referred to as "13-year or 17-year locusts"
===Plants=== * Plants of the genus ''[[Robinia]]'': ** The [[black locust]] (''Robinia pseudoacacia''), a leguminous tree with toxic pods * Plants of the genus ''[[Gleditsia]]'' ** The [[honey locust]] (''Gleditsia triacanthos''), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet edible pulp * Locust bean, fruit of the carob tree (''[[Ceratonia siliqua]]'') * African locust bean, fruit of the néré tree (''[[Parkia biglobosa]]'')
==Arts and entertainment==
===Films=== * [[Locust (2015 film)|''Locust'' (2015 film)]], a Russian erotic thriller * [[Locust (2024 film)|''Locust'' (2024 film)]], a Taiwanese neo-noir thriller drama film * ''[[Locusts: The 8th Plague]]'', a 2005 horror movie * [[Locusts (2005 film)|''Locusts'' (2005 film)]], a 2005 American television film directed by David Jackson and aired on CBS * [[Locusts (2019 film)|''Locusts'' (2019 film)]], a 2019 Australian independent feature film * [[The Locusts (film)|''The Locusts'' (film)]], a 1997 American film starring Vince Vaughn and Kate Capshaw
===Music=== * Locust, an alias of electronic artist [[Mark Van Hoen]] from Touch Records * [[Locust Music]], a Chicago-based record label * [[The Locust]], a US noise-rock band from California ** [[The Locust (album)|''The Locust'' (album)]] ** [[The Locust (EP)|''The Locust'' (EP)]] * [[Locust (album)]], a 1990 album by Trust Obey * ''[[Ghosts VI: Locusts]]'', an album from the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails * ''Locust'', a 1997 album from the Swedish hardcore / thrash metal band [[Mary Beats Jane]] * ''Locust'', an album from the French metal band [[Lyzanxia]] * "Locust", a song by a-ha from their 1993 album ''[[Memorial Beach]]'' * "Locust", a song by heavy-metal band Machine Head from their 2011 album ''[[Unto the Locust]]''
===Other=== * [[Locust (comics)]], a minor Marvel Comics foe of the X-Men * [[Locust Horde]], the main enemy force in the third-person shooter video game series ''Gears of War'' * Locust, a light [[BattleMech#Light|BattleMech]] in the fictional ''BattleTech'' universe * Locust, a [[Fairy chess piece#Locusts|Fairy chess piece]] which captures by hopping over its victim (as in checkers) * Locust, a quadruped Covenant anti-building vehicle in the video game ''[[Halo Wars]]'' * {{anchors|Revelation}}Locusts, a mythological hybrid creature appearing in the Book of Revelation [[Revelation 9|Chapter 9]]
==Places== ;In the United States * [[Locust, Kentucky]], an unincorporated community * [[Locust, Missouri]], an unincorporated community * [[Locust, New Jersey]], an unincorporated community * [[Locust, North Carolina]], a city * [[Locust, Pennsylvania]], an unincorporated community * [[Locust, West Virginia]], an unincorporated community * [[Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois]] * [[Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania]] * [[Locust Lake State Park#Locust Lake|Locust Lake]], Pennsylvania * [[Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River]], a tributary in Alabama * [[Locust Creek (Grand River)]], a stream in Missouri * [[Locust Creek (Gravois Creek)]], a stream in Missouri * [[Locust Creek (Shamokin Creek)]], Pennsylvania * [[Locust Creek (West Virginia)]] - see [[Locust Creek Covered Bridge (West Virginia)]] * [[Locust Street]], a major street in Center City Philadelphia
==In the military== * [[HMS Locust|HMS ''Locust'']], three ships of the Royal Navy * [[USS Locust|USS ''Locust'']], two ships of the US Navy * [[M22 Locust]], an unsuccessful American World War II light tank * [[Operation Locust]], an Australian World War II commando raid in New Guinea
==People== * [[Stephen V of Moldavia]], Prince of Moldavia from 1538 to 1540 * [[Rich LeFevre]], competitive eater nicknamed "The Locust"
== Other uses == * [[Locust (car)]], a kit car inspired by the Lotus 7 * ''Locust'', a [[GWR Metropolitan Class]] locomotive * [[Locust (finance)]], a term used in discussions critical of capitalism in Germany * [[Locust United Methodist Church]], a historic African-American church in Columbia, Maryland * [[Locust (ethnic slur)]], anti-Chinese ethnic slur popularized in Hong Kong
==See also== * [[Les Sauterelles]] (French for "the Locusts"), a Swiss musical group
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