The locust features: “ And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth as the teeth of lions"--9:8. The hair of women: The kind of insect forming this vision was that of the hairy species referred to in Jeremiah 51:27 as “ rough caterpillars,” or the “ cankerworm” of the Revised Version, but is admittedly the variety of the devouring locust with a sort of bristling long hair. The comparison with the hair of women is because of the feature that draws attention, as the waving hair, the abundance of which is the woman’ s natural glory-- John 11:2; John 12:3; 1 Corinthians 11:14-15. It is used as a figure to impress the personality of the locust creatures of this vision. The teeth of lions: The same figure is used in Joel’ s vision of the army of locusts, which signified that “ a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.” (Joe 1:6) It is a symbol of strength, as the frequent expression to put teeth in legislation, and is designed to personify the locusts of this vision.