Thursday, December 6, 2012

Weather Proverbs and Prognostics: Insects and Reptiles



http://www.almanac.com/content/weather-proverbs-and-prognostics-insects-and-reptiles

it could let you know something about the upcoming weather. Check out our weather proverbs and prognostics about insects and reptiles.
  • If ants their walls do frequent build, rain will from the clouds be spilled.
  • Ants are busy, gnats bite, crickets sing louder than usual, spiders come down from their webs, and flies gather in houses just before rain.
  • When bees to distance wing their flight, days are warm and skies are bright; But when their flight ends near their come, stormy weather is sure to come.
  • Fireflies in great numbers indicates fair weather.
  • When hornets build their nests near the ground, expect a cold and early winter.
  • When cicadas are heard, dry weather will follow, and frost will come in six weeks.
  • When spiders' webs in air do fly, the spell will soon be very dry.
  • Spiders in motion indicate rain.
  • When spiderwebs are wet with dew that soon dries, expect a fine day.
  • Spiderwebs floating at autumn sunset bring a night frost, this you may bet.
  • The louder the frogs, the more the rain.
  • Frogs singing in the evening indicates fair weather the next day.
  • Leeches kept in glass jars are active just before rain.
  • Hang up a snakeskin and it will bring rain.
Did we miss any? Share your favorite proverbs and sayings below!

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