Template:Infobox MonsterSwamp Locusts, also known as Stagnum Acrididae, are insect kaiju that first appeared in the MonsterVerse comic, Skull Island: The Birth of Kong.
Name
The name 'Swamp' refers to the creature's natural habitat and 'Locust' is an insect.
Design
Appearance
Swamp Locusts resemble large water nymphs with lamprey-like mouth and tiger-fish like teeth.
Roar
The roar of the Swamp Locust is written as "kik".
Personality
Swamp Locusts are ambush predators that lie upside down in the water and extend their wood-like claws to the surface before using them to grasp on unsuspecting prey.
Origins
If every woody branch that rises of up from the depths is connected to one of these creatures, there could be thousands of them, waiting to ensnare unsuspecting boats with their herbaceous claws.
Initial submersible scans are hard to read, but what we can discern through the murk is a creature that is all throat and teeth. While its lamprey-like mouth houses a perfect circle of phosphate incisors (reminiscent of the Congo's goliath tigerfish), the most remarkable feature is its gastrointestinal tract, which is a single continuous chamber that runs right through the core of the creature. In essence, the Swamp Locust is a primordial creature that evolution has refined into the most primal predator possible: a sentient throat with claws.
History
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong
When Aaron Brooks and his team try to find shelter for the night, they unexpectedly startle a Swamp Locust. Evelyn Matemavi tries to shoot it but the bullets have little to no effect on the creature.
Abilities
Aquatic nature
Swamp Locusts can stay underwater for a very long time.
Camouflage
With their wood-like legs, the Swamp Locusts can blend in seamlessly with their environment by sticking their legs out while the rest of their bodies remain submerged beneath the surface to ambush their prey.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Swamp Locusts bear some resemblance to the Carnictis from the 2005 Kong movie, as well as the Graboids from Tremors.
List of appearances
Comics
- Skull Island: The Birth of Kong (First appearance)