Over the years Julie and I have had several encounters with masses of Mormon Crickets - Link
I mentioned mormon crickets in our last blog story. These creatures can be close to three inches in length.
Friends around the country read and send comments on our stories. One close friend I've known for over 50 years retired as a news videographer for a major Denver TV station. He sent me this account -
"In 1987 I was assigned to cover a Mormon Cricket migration. Myself and the chopper pilot flew to Dinosaur National Monument. It wasn’t difficult to find the nearly quarter mile long, and 10 foot wide dark red path of crickets even from 200 feet off the ground, it was crazy. After landing, I filmed the leaders of the pack, and down the trail of crickets behind them. To make the trip, not all will live. When one dies, others will devour it and continue on their way."
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I mentioned mormon crickets in our last blog story. These creatures can be close to three inches in length.
Friends around the country read and send comments on our stories. One close friend I've known for over 50 years retired as a news videographer for a major Denver TV station. He sent me this account -
"In 1987 I was assigned to cover a Mormon Cricket migration. Myself and the chopper pilot flew to Dinosaur National Monument. It wasn’t difficult to find the nearly quarter mile long, and 10 foot wide dark red path of crickets even from 200 feet off the ground, it was crazy. After landing, I filmed the leaders of the pack, and down the trail of crickets behind them. To make the trip, not all will live. When one dies, others will devour it and continue on their way."
Do you have stories?