Millions of the locusts have been seen forming in groups on the sand in Saudi Arabia to battle the desert winds<br />Chilling footage has shown millions of locusts forming small groups in the desert to battle high winds as a plague continues to sweep across east Africa, the Middle East and Asia.<br /><br />Billions of locusts have ravaged crops in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in recent months – leading to food shortages in countries that already suffer severe poverty.<br /><br />Swarms as big as 60km across have also spread to Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan and even China.<br /><br />Apocalyptic footage has surfaced showing skies turning black as the bugs swarm over cities.<br /><br />But a new video has now emerged that appears to show the locusts adapting to weather conditions to continue their march.<br />The video shows dozens of black arrow-like objects on the sand in a desert in Saudi Arabia.<br /><br /><br /><br />As the cameraman gets closer, it becomes clear that the “blobs” are actually formed of thousands of locusts.<br /><br />When he walks towards them the insects start lifting off to escape.<br /><br />The clip was shared by Saudi Arabian news outlet Al Arabiya on Twitter early this morning.<br />They wrote: “Social media users across Saudi Arabia are sharing a video showing swarms of locusts in group formations as they attempt to battle desert winds, as authorities across the Gulf region attempt to ward off what many are calling a ‘locust invasion’.”<br /><br />Viewers quickly flocked in to voice their thoughts. One wrote: “Surreal, military-style units.<br /><br />“Believe in the Bible yet?”<br /><br />But another was less worried and said: “They are as good as dead in the desert.”<br />Authorities in Saudi Arabia have desperately tried to stem the locust invasion by spraying thousands of litres of pesticides in agricultural regions.<br /><br />Last month, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Water said they had managed to clear 2,600 hectares of land of desert locusts.<br /><br />Fears have mounted, though, that a second wave of locusts could soon arrive after they were seen hatching in Kenya.<br />
