Hordes of Mormon crickets have been migrating through Elko, Nevada and other areas of the West in recent weeks, creating a scene like something from a scary movie
But when the population booms and food is scarce, they migrate, moving forward in large masses during the daytime when temperatures are mild and stopping when temperatures fall at night.
The migration changes them from loners to “gregarious,” social insects, Coop says. Young members of the migrating group change color to green, orange, or brown and march together. Sex roles also change on the road: When the crickets are stationary and food is abundant, the males compete for females to mate with and give a spermatophore, a nutritious package passed along with the sperm during mating, Sword says.
When food is scarce and the crickets are moving, however, females compete for access to the males and this now-valuable nutritional resource for their offspring.Mormon crickets don’t have a predetermined destination, like monarch butterflies that migrate from North America to Mexico. They simply keep moving forward
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