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a man carrying a sack of locusts in Madagascar
January 4, 2014

Into the Swarm

Oppression, interaction, collaboration. In the life cycle of nature nothing is lost, but the coexistence of different species is sometimes difficult. In Madagascar there periodically recurs the archaic antagonism between man and the migratory locust, in a circle of life where the two species [compete] for space and food for their survival. Here inside the heavy bag there are in fact locusts that the man caught during the day.

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Photograph by Michele Martinelli, National Geographic Your Shot
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