- The young locusts are known as hoppers,
沙漠蝗的若虫是跳跃能手 - for at this stage they're flightless.
在这一阶段 它们还不能飞 - They find new feeding grounds by following the smell of sprouting grass.
它们循着萌发的草香寻找新的用餐场所 - Normally it takes four weeks for hoppers to become adults,
一般说来 若虫需要 经过4周才能变成成虫 - but when the conditions are right as now
但如果条件允许 譬如现在 - their development switches to the fast track.
它们的生长过程就会切换到快车道 - As the vegetation in one place begins to run out
当一个地方的植物即将吃光时