134.WHAT CAUSES PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS?
In the Bible, we read of plagues of locusts descending upon a people and causing great suffering. Of course, in those times such a plague was considered a punishment from God, just as floods, Rousts and disease.
But plagues of locusts have appeared in other times and in other lands, too. In the western United States, there was such a plague from 1874 to 1876 that did more than $200,000,000 worth of damage!
133.WHAT ARE TERMITES?
In the United States alone, termites do about $40,000,000 worth of damage a year! Strangely enough, these creatures which are such a problem to man today, have existed for millions of years. Primitive termites probably lived during the age of dinosaurs!
Today, they are found in every state in the United States and in southern Canada. The greatest number are to be found in the rainy tropical regions around the world. There are more than 2,000 kinds of termites, about 50 of which are found in the United States.
132.WHAT ARE ARMY ANTS?
One of the most fascinating and remarkable creatures in the world is the ant. There are more than 3,500 different kinds of ants, and they are found almost everywhere in the world.
All ants are very much alike except In size. Ants may be as tiny as 1.5 millimeters or as long as 50 millimeters. All ants live in colonies. But there are tremendous differences in their way of life and their habits.
