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Photos of Australian plague locust nymphs emerging from an egg pod
Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) nymphs hatching from an egg pod in spring 2004.
Photos courtesy of Simon Oliver, Narrabri RLPB.
Locusts emerging from an egg pod - when they first emerge they are about 3 mm long and pale in colour.
Close-up of newly emerged locust nymphs.
After a few hours the newly emerge nymphs darken and start marching together as a 'band'.
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