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New mannequin finds locusts making advanced choices in lethal swarms
Background: Locust Swarms Locusts are a kind of grasshopper that endure “gregarisation” — transitioning from solitary to swarm behaviour beneath particular environmental triggers. Swarms can journey huge distances and trigger large-scale agricultural devastation. The 2019–2022 outbreak severely affected East Africa, the Center East, and India — destroying over 2 lakh hectares of crops. Relevance : GS 3(Surroundings and Ecology) Shift in Scientific Understanding Previous mannequin: Locusts