Massive swarms of grasshoppers have descended on the
Las Vegas Strip this week, startling tourists and residents as they pass through town on their northbound migration.
Videos posted on social media show swarms of the bugs, called pallid-winged grasshoppers, converging on the bright neon lights of the Strip and sidewalks covered with the insects.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture said the rare invasion was linked to an unseasonably wet winter and spring.