The Sages discuss the four kosher species of locusts specifically mentioned in the Torah: arbeh, solar, charged and chagav. Each of these is said to be permitted “after its kind.” Following this a baraita teaches that:
- the arbeh is the govai, a grasshopper who travels in a swarm
- the solam is the rashon, a locust with a large head
- the chargol is the nippul, a grasshopper with a tails or elongated birth canal
- the chagav is the gadyan or nadyan, a locust that can fly or jump
The huge number of species of locusts and grasshoppers is overwhelming. Our rabbis were experts in entomology, as well.
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