The term "locust" commonly refers to the short-horned variety of this insect
Often found throughout North America, the Carolina 
Locust is generally regarded as the least destructive of the Locust types in the... [DOC] [TLE] Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids and locusts: Order Orthoptera ... [PAR] Sep 25, 2015 ... Members of the Orthoptera are usually large bodied insects with the enlarged 
rear legs adapted for jumping.