Locusts

It's the Matrix, but for locusts.
Tom Scott

I don't see how this research is going to help, but I guess that's what science is about. You go digging into something, trying to understand how it works and maybe you learn something useful. Maybe you don't, but you don't know unless you try.

If you've got your tinfoil hat on, you might notice that bugs 'marching in unison' is basically herd behavior, something that happens with many (all?) animals including humans. So this research into locust behavior is just the first step on the journey toward total mind control of all humans. Bwaa ha ha ha ha hah!

On the downside, there are bug farms now in operation that are growing zillions of bugs to feed any critter willing to eat them. I wonder how long it will be until one of these bug farms has a major breach and an escaped swarm devastates the surrounding area. Unlikely to be as devastating as a real swarm, but it will be enough to make the news and panic the easily panicked, which is the main goal of all media.

Via Ross and Harvard