Locusts 'driven by cannibalism'

Locust swarms that have plagued desert regions of the world since biblical times are driven by cannibalism, scientists believe.

No-one has adequately been able to explain what triggers the locust feeding frenzy.

But new research by experts from the US, UK and Australia suggests that the creatures swarm because they are hungry - for each other. The research is published in the May online edition of the journal Current Biology.

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