The trouble with these interpretations is there are apparently no Bible manuscripts that say these were anything but "locusts". Early Christians, such as Clement of Alexandria, wrote on Matthew 3:4, and they saw no reason to see the locusts as anything other than insects.
Tatizo lililopo kwenye maelezo haya ni kwamba hakuna aya za Biblia zenye kusema kuwa hivi vilikuwa vitu vyovyote vile zaidi ya "nzige." Wakristo wa awali, kama Clement wa Alexandria, waliandika kuhusu Mat 3:4, na hawakuona sababu ya kuona nzige kuwa kitu kingine chochote zaidi ya wadudu.