Wildlife can Forecast the Weather

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here are a few ways to predict the weather by watching wildlife.

Good Weather

• Ants scatter themselves during good weather, and they travel in lines when stormy weather comes.
• Ants close the entry to their nest before storms and open up the entrance again when good weather is back.
• Bees flying far from their hive foretells good weather
• Spiders weaving their webs the middle of the day indicate good weather ahead.
• Fireflies in great numbers indicate good weather.
• Frogs singing in the evening indicate fair weather the next day.

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Rainy Weather

• When spiders leave their webs, expect rain.
• The ants will be busy gathering their food/ performing work around their nest just before rain.
• Spiders spinning in motion indicate rain.
• Living leeches stored in glass jars are very active just before rain.
• Fireflies fly low before the rain comes.
• The louder the frogs sings, the heavier the rain will be.
• When spiders strengthen their webs, expect a storm.
• Bees flying close to their hive foretells a bad weather is coming.
• If you see hornets building their nests near to the ground, expect a cold and early winter coming your way.
• Fleas are in flocks or in high numbers before the rain and snow.
• Emus watch the sky  looking for rain clouds and relocate so as stay in the best climate for good grazing conditions. 

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