That Time Locusts Ate The Entire Midwest
That Time Locusts Ate The Entire Midwest  
Podcast: The Atlas Obscura Podcast
Published On: Thu May 08 2025
Description: In the 1870s the Midwest experienced a devastating natural disaster in the form of… an enormous cloud of extremely hungry locusts. Dylan and producer Amanda discuss what happens when a cloud of locusts twice the size of Colorado descends on your town.If you can’t get enough of Rocky Mountain Locusts check out our episode on Grasshopper Glacier!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.