# Locust (disambiguation) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Locust_(disambiguation) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Locust_(disambiguation).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust_(disambiguation) > Source revision: 1327208200 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Locost](/source/Locost) or [Locus (disambiguation)](/source/Locus_(disambiguation)). **[Locusts](/source/Locust)** are the swarming phase of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acridida. **Locust** or **Locusts** may also refer to: ## Biology ### Insects - [Cicadas](/source/Cicada), often called locusts when they swarm - *[Magicicada](/source/Magicicada)*, a genus of cicadas often referred to as "13-year or 17-year locusts" ### Plants - Plants of the genus *[Robinia](/source/Robinia)*: - The [black locust](/source/Black_locust) (*Robinia pseudoacacia*), a leguminous tree with toxic pods - Plants of the genus *[Gleditsia](/source/Gleditsia)* - The [honey locust](/source/Honey_locust) (*Gleditsia triacanthos*), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet edible pulp - Locust bean, fruit of the carob tree (*[Ceratonia siliqua](/source/Ceratonia_siliqua)*) - African locust bean, fruit of the néré tree (*[Parkia biglobosa](/source/Parkia_biglobosa)*) ## Arts and entertainment ### Films - [*Locust* (2015 film)](/source/Locust_(2015_film)), a Russian erotic thriller - [*Locust* (2024 film)](/source/Locust_(2024_film)), a Taiwanese neo-noir thriller drama film - *[Locusts: The 8th Plague](/source/Locusts%3A_The_8th_Plague)*, a 2005 horror movie - [*Locusts* (2005 film)](/source/Locusts_(2005_film)), a 2005 American television film directed by David Jackson and aired on CBS - [*Locusts* (2019 film)](/source/Locusts_(2019_film)), a 2019 Australian independent feature film - [*The Locusts* (film)](/source/The_Locusts_(film)), a 1997 American film starring Vince Vaughn and Kate Capshaw ### Music - Locust, an alias of electronic artist [Mark Van Hoen](/source/Mark_Van_Hoen) from Touch Records - [Locust Music](/source/Locust_Music), a Chicago-based record label - [The Locust](/source/The_Locust), a US noise-rock band from California - [*The Locust* (album)](/source/The_Locust_(album)) - [*The Locust* (EP)](/source/The_Locust_(EP)) - [Locust (album)](/source/Locust_(album)), a 1990 album by Trust Obey - *[Ghosts VI: Locusts](/source/Ghosts_VI%3A_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](/source/Mary_Beats_Jane) - *Locust*, an album from the French metal band [Lyzanxia](/source/Lyzanxia) - "Locust", a song by a-ha from their 1993 album *[Memorial Beach](/source/Memorial_Beach)* - "Locust", a song by heavy-metal band Machine Head from their 2011 album *[Unto the Locust](/source/Unto_the_Locust)* ### Other - [Locust (comics)](/source/Locust_(comics)), a minor Marvel Comics foe of the X-Men - [Locust Horde](/source/Locust_Horde), the main enemy force in the third-person shooter video game series *Gears of War* - Locust, a light [BattleMech](/source/BattleMech#Light) in the fictional *BattleTech* universe - Locust, a [Fairy chess piece](/source/Fairy_chess_piece#Locusts) which captures by hopping over its victim (as in checkers) - Locust, a quadruped Covenant anti-building vehicle in the video game *[Halo Wars](/source/Halo_Wars)* - Locusts, a mythological hybrid creature appearing in the Book of Revelation [Chapter 9](/source/Revelation_9) ## Places **In the United States** - [Locust, Kentucky](/source/Locust%2C_Kentucky), an unincorporated community - [Locust, Missouri](/source/Locust%2C_Missouri), an unincorporated community - [Locust, New Jersey](/source/Locust%2C_New_Jersey), an unincorporated community - [Locust, North Carolina](/source/Locust%2C_North_Carolina), a city - [Locust, Pennsylvania](/source/Locust%2C_Pennsylvania), an unincorporated community - [Locust, West Virginia](/source/Locust%2C_West_Virginia), an unincorporated community - [Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois](/source/Locust_Township%2C_Christian_County%2C_Illinois) - [Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania](/source/Locust_Township%2C_Columbia_County%2C_Pennsylvania) - [Locust Lake](/source/Locust_Lake_State_Park#Locust_Lake), Pennsylvania - [Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River](/source/Locust_Fork_of_the_Black_Warrior_River), a tributary in Alabama - [Locust Creek (Grand River)](/source/Locust_Creek_(Grand_River)), a stream in Missouri - [Locust Creek (Gravois Creek)](/source/Locust_Creek_(Gravois_Creek)), a stream in Missouri - [Locust Creek (Shamokin Creek)](/source/Locust_Creek_(Shamokin_Creek)), Pennsylvania - [Locust Creek (West Virginia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Locust_Creek_(West_Virginia)&action=edit&redlink=1) - see [Locust Creek Covered Bridge (West Virginia)](/source/Locust_Creek_Covered_Bridge_(West_Virginia)) - [Locust Street](/source/Locust_Street), a major street in Center City Philadelphia ## In the military - [HMS *Locust*](/source/HMS_Locust), three ships of the Royal Navy - [USS *Locust*](/source/USS_Locust), two ships of the US Navy - [M22 Locust](/source/M22_Locust), an unsuccessful American World War II light tank - [Operation Locust](/source/Operation_Locust), an Australian World War II commando raid in New Guinea ## People - [Stephen V of Moldavia](/source/Stephen_V_of_Moldavia), Prince of Moldavia from 1538 to 1540 - [Rich LeFevre](/source/Rich_LeFevre), competitive eater nicknamed "The Locust" ## Other uses - [Locust (car)](/source/Locust_(car)), a kit car inspired by the Lotus 7 - *Locust*, a [GWR Metropolitan Class](/source/GWR_Metropolitan_Class) locomotive - [Locust (finance)](/source/Locust_(finance)), a term used in discussions critical of capitalism in Germany - [Locust United Methodist Church](/source/Locust_United_Methodist_Church), a historic African-American church in Columbia, Maryland - [Locust (ethnic slur)](/source/Locust_(ethnic_slur)), anti-Chinese ethnic slur popularized in Hong Kong ## See also - [Les Sauterelles](/source/Les_Sauterelles) (French for "the Locusts"), a Swiss musical group Topics referred to by the same term This [disambiguation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Disambiguation) page lists articles associated with the title **Locust**. 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