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Invasion in Vegas

Tyak — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:42:53 GMT

If anyone is coming to Vegas in the next couple weeks, be prepared to deal with an invasion of grasshoppers. They're everywhere and they're not nice. Crunch, crunch when you're walking, and duck to avoid them flying at you. These are big ones, too

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Grouchomarx — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:53:52 GMT

I glanced at a news article about that this morning. I cannot imagine. I am terrified of all insects, espcsilly stulid ones that fly directly into your face. I would not be able to go outside.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:59:50 GMT

@Tyak Thanks for the heads up! My daughter lives in Denver. She just spent 3 weeks here in Va visiting us, then went down the East coast (driving back with boyfriend and dog).

She mentioned that when she gets back to Denver, she plans to go to Las Vegas for a few days. She loves the food there! She often goes there to run races for charity.....and eat the food! Ha!

I just texted her what you said. She's still driving back and will be in Denver late tonight probably.

She likes to go to Las Vegas for 2 or 3 days just to enjoy the food, work out and see a show or two.

After hearing this maybe she'll wait to go to Las Vegas until near end of August.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

golding76 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:01:02 GMT

How harrowing! I would be so frightened to be surrounded by such a swarm, even if it is a swarm of grasshoppers.

Too much of anything is unsettling.

I would freak out!

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Mz iMac — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:27:29 GMT

I just got back from Vegas!

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Tyak — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:16:15 GMT

@Annabellethecat66

Supposedly, they're going to be a nuisance for another couple weeks. I heard that the drain in the pool at TI was clogged with them so it had to be shut down. Gross.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

sidsmom — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:24:44 GMT

It’s trending on twitter.

Grasshoppers are creepy...the way they jump any which way.

Gives me the creepy-crawlies when they land on you.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Tyak — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:25:53 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
It’s trending on twitter.
Grasshoppers are creepy...the way they jump any which way.
Gives me the creepy-crawlies when they land on you.

OMG!

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Scooby Doo — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:27:53 GMT

They are having an invasion of the "Mormon Crickets" in southeast Idaho this summer. Perhaps the swarms are moving toward Nevada. I've noticed quite a few grasshoppers in my yard this year here in Utah. Call in the Seagulls!

Re: Invasion in Vegas

chrystaltree — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:14:05 GMT

I haven't been to Vegas in years. I love it there but we don't spend much time outside when we are there. Creepy crawlies creep me out but Vegas is all about the slots in the casinos, the shows, the restaurants and the shopping for me. And now you have me thinking about Vegas in the Fall...LOL

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Tyak — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:30:37 GMT

@Scooby Doo wrote:
They are having an invasion of the "Mormon Crickets" in southeast Idaho this summer. Perhaps the swarms are moving toward Nevada. I've noticed quite a few grasshoppers in my yard this year here in Utah. Call in the Seagulls!

I heard that the ones here are on their way to northern Nevada.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

sidsmom — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:31:26 GMT

https://twitter.com/fox5vegas/status/1154843465118695424?s=21

Re: Invasion in Vegas

sidsmom — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:35:49 GMT

Wish I could post GIFs on my iPad...

SO.MANY.GRASSHOPPER.GIFS

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Tyak — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:44:08 GMT

I was just looking at a couple videos and the articles say this happens every couple years. I've been here almost 20 years and I must have been out to lunch because I've never seen this problem in all those years. If I was walking the strip and saw those things flying around all over the place, in those numbers, I'd really freak out.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

MarnieRez3 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:45:11 GMT

@sidsmom

OMG. SIDSMOM! THESE PHOTOS! I WILL NEVER GO OUTSIDE AGAIN!!!

Re: Invasion in Vegas

sidsmom — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 19:58:01 GMT

@MarnieRez3 wrote:
@sidsmom

OMG. SIDSMOM! THESE PHOTOS! I WILL NEVER GO OUTSIDE AGAIN!!!

@MarnieRez3

Someone wrote:

😆😆

Re: Invasion in Vegas

Pqfan — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 20:02:31 GMT

Yikes! That’s one convention they don’t want in Vegas.

I would be freaking out.

I hope they go away soon! ❤️

Re: Invasion in Vegas

AuntG — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 20:10:44 GMT

Any Midwesterners here who harvest oats? Grasshoppers are common, but I wouldn't call them extra large and they are in the fields and grain boxes, not everywhere.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

MoonieBaby — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 20:19:49 GMT

GrouchoM -

OH MY GAWD - ME TOO.

scared to death of bugs. Especially big ones that fly!

I saw the news short about the "invasion" and got the heebee-geebees for a few hours afterwards.

Ew, yuck - I shutter at the reality of those folks living with THAT nightmare.

I guess you and I could never get on board with the whole - eating bugs as a protein source, huh! LOL!!!

Take care,

Ko -

your fellow bug avoider.

Re: Invasion in Vegas

SilleeMee — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:29:02 GMT

I think the grasshopper population explosion has something to do with extended periods of drought conditions and mild winters. That coupled with no effective pesticides to control their numbers, it becomes an overpopulation problem.