Shocking Turnout Leaves Locust’s Swarm Party in Ruins—Why Did 40 Million Still Show Up?
Can we talk about party embarrassment for a second? Because—wow—nothing makes you feel smaller than organizing an epic, end-of-summer locust bash in the Ethiopian Highlands only to have a measly 40 million show up. I mean, what’s a gregarious grasshopper gotta do to entice a real locust turnout these days—promise sky-blackening, crop-devouring fun and still get RSVP’d ‘no’ by over a billion distant bug cousins? I’ll admit, I’ve thrown a few lackluster get-togethers in my time, but at least nobody bailed early to revert to their solitary forms. Is it me… or maybe it’s just tough out here for an ambitious insect with a hunger for party fame (and, you know, catastrophic famine). Cringe! If you thought your last failed gathering was bad, wait till you see how this tiny organizer handled his humiliating horde . LEARN MORE

MEKELE, ETHIOPIA—Expressing utter embarrassment about the long-hyped event, a desert locust in the Ethiopian Highlands was reportedly humiliated Friday after a swarm he organized was only attended by 40 million other members of his species. “Oh man, I thought everyone would be more excited to cause a famine,” said the newly gregarious African grasshopper, adding that he knew he was pressing his luck by inviting 1.5 billion other locusts to his “end of summer scourge,” but never thought fewer than 100 million would show up. “Ugh, we’ve barely blackened the sky! Some of them are leaving early now… Is it me? Maybe I should just cancel the whole thing.” At press time, the insect was seen apologizing one by one to each of the 40 million attendees, insisting he would “completely understand” if they wanted to revert back to their solitary forms.
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