History

THREAD:

In 1875, a black cloud covered much of the Great Plains, blocking the sun from the Dakotas to Texas. This cloud was not smoke, but locusts— trillions of them, in the largest concentration of animals ever recorded.

This plague remains shrouded in awe and mystery today... pic.twitter.com/4ZfWbXBnq4

— Stone Tool Poet 🌲🍻 (@HeliosVirtu) March 12, 2022