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Radar ob ser va ti ons ha ve re -
ve aled that lo custs do not al -
ways fly in a swarm. So lo
lo custs can al so
co ver gre at dis tan ces, but
pre fer to fly at night.
Above: In Oc to ber 1988, the de sert lo cust set a new re cord. Spe ci mens from
West Af ri ca we re col lec ted in the West In di es, ha ving jo ur ne yed so me 5,000
ki lo me ters (3,000 mi les) in fi ve days or less. (Fan tas tic Jour neys, pp. 58-59)
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