They have no horns, of course, but some have short antennæ that stick
out like little horns, and those we call shorthorned.
The right name for the shorthorned grasshoppers is locusts.
We call another insect a locust, but the shorthorned grasshoppers are
the true locusts.
Some say it was these locusts that John the Baptist ate with his honey
in the wilderness.
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A good many people in different parts of the world still eat locusts.
They are said to be good food when roasted, but I would rather eat
roasted peanuts.
Come here, little locust, and let us look at you.