Mammoth Locust

The Mammoth Locust is a species of immense insects native to the Earth's moon. Large enough to be used as a mount by a Human, these insects are also among the few species capable of crossing over the distance from the moon to the Earth, flying from one to the other through the interplanetary void of space.

Their method of flight is unique, according to John Dolittle: "The locust flies both like a bird and an insect. The number of wing-beats per second is sort of betwixt and between". Its diet seems to be vegetarian, like that of Earth locusts, and it can eat Earth lettuce without problems.

Appearances

 * Doctor Dolittle in the Moon, by Hugh Lofting (1928)
 * Doctor Dolittle's Return, by Hugh Lofting (1933)