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!