[DOC] [TLE] Miracle of the gulls - Wikipedia [PAR] The miracle of the gulls is an 1848 event often credited by Latter-day Saints ("
Mormons") for saving the Mormon pioneers' first harvest in the Salt Lake Valley. 
According to Mormonism, seagulls miraculously saved the 1848 crops by ... 
These insects, now called "Mormon crickets" because of this incident, are not true 
crickets,... [DOC] [TLE] Seagulls, Miracle of - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism [PAR] The first LDS pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847 (see ... The 
crickets were driven into fires and roasted, and then stored in baskets ... Over 
time, the 1848 "cricket war," now called "the miracle of the gulls," ... In honor of 
this occasion, the indigenous California gull became the Utah state bird, and in 
1913 the... [DOC] [TLE] 1874: The Year of the Locust | HistoryNet [PAR] Feb 5, 2012 ... A settler in Edwards County, Kansas, reported: I never saw such a sight ... of 
Jesuit missions in California speaks of locust plagues there as early ... Having 
ravaged the fields and trees, the locusts then invaded the ... A map produced by 
the state of Missouri shows that the 1874 .... Mormon Handcart Horrors. [DOC] [TLE] Sundance II -- Wyoming Tales and Trails [PAR] Mormon Crickets on house, Sundance, 1937. ... Agriculture, like any pursuit, has 
its difficulties. ... in portions of Wyoming was devasted by an invasion of crickets (
actually a flighless grasshopper, a form of katydids). ... Thus, the settlers' crops 
were saved. The seagull has now been designated as the state bird of Utah. [DOC] [TLE] Utah - U.S. States - HISTORY.com [PAR] Originally called Deseret by its Mormon founders, the territory stretched across 
much of the West. ... Utah is known for having some of the best skiing in the 
country, and the ... In the summer of 1848, flocks of seagulls came to Mormon 
pioneers' rescue by ... In 1955, the California Seagull was designated the state 
bird. [DOC] [TLE] Animals - Ray Sahelian, M.D. [PAR] Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse" The number of toes 
.... Old English Sheepdog is a large breed of dog which was developed in 
England from early herding types of dog. ...... Katydid, longer antennae - Having 
saved early Mormon settlers from an invasion of katydids, seagull is now the state 
bird [DOC] [TLE] Big, ugly, stinky bugs taking over Nevada / Mormon crickets threaten ... [PAR] May 19, 2001 ... Huge bands of crop and flower-eating Mormon crickets are ... The most recent 
Hitchcockesque invasion of the critters started a few ... which nearly destroyed 
the crops of Utah's Mormon settlers in 1848, ... It's actually a shieldbacked katydid 
(family Tettigoniidae, subfamily ..... SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE! [DOC] [TLE] 10 Unsettling Tales Of Swarms Of Invasive Animals - Listverse [PAR] Aug 26, 2015 ... This species is called the diving tarantula because of its ability to create ... Also, 
given that this tarantula had only recently been documented, scientists were 
thrilled at having so many .... 5 Hundreds Of Birds Invade A Couple's Home .... 
that is what the Mormon settlers who dealt with them thought they were. [DOC] [TLE] April 1979 - Emporia State University [PAR] It is as if each cell of the insect's body had its own private lung. .... Large tropical 
mantids have been reported to capture and devour small birds. ... Some katydids 
can give a nasty bite when picking them up if you aren't careful. When the 
Mormon cricket threatened the crops of the early Mormon settlers in Utah, they 
were... [DOC] [TLE] I DIDN'T KNOW THAT - Emporia State University [PAR] ology, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, 66801. The Kansas ... 
February, and April of each year by Emporia State University, 1200 ... has now 
been transplanted to many ... had its own private lung. .... birds. A female mantid 
often eats her mate during or after courtship---and ... mon settlers in Utah, they

Question: Having saved early Mormon settlers from an invasion of katydids, it's now the state bird
Answer: the seagull