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What proverbs are there about animals predicting the weather?

1 spider

On rainy days, if the air pressure increases and the humidity decreases, insects fly high and spiders open their nets to catch them, which indicates that the weather will clear up. On the contrary, the spider closes its net, which indicates that it will rain. As the saying goes, "spiders weave webs, and after the rain, it clears up."

frog

In spring and summer, frogs croak loudly and densely, which indicates that it will rain soon. The proverb says, "When a toad shouts, it must be raining heavily".

3 Swallow

When the weather turns bad, when it's going to rain, the air humidity increases, and the wings of bugs become soft, with small drops of water, and they can't fly. Swallows fly low to catch insects.

Seeing animals and knowing the weather can only be done by rural people.

4 ants

Ants came out of the hole in droves, which indicated that heavy rain was coming. As the saying goes, "the ants come out of the hole in groups, and it will not be sunny tomorrow" and "the ants come out of the hole and it rains heavily".

5 Pinus massoniana

Pinus massoniana seeds can predict the weather. On sunny days, the mucus on the scales of Pinus massoniana seeds dries and hardens and extends outward; Before it rains, the scales soften and gradually close.

Six chickens

Before it rains, the air pressure is low and the humidity is high. Insects fly very close to the ground, and chickens want to find food for insects. Besides, the cage is so stuffy that chickens don't want to go in. As the saying goes, "chickens are worried about the rain, ducks are worried about the wind."

Seven termites

In spring and summer, when the weather is sultry, termites will fly out of the cave. I didn't know the way back to the cave at night, so I jumped at the light, which indicated that it would rain heavily or thunderstorm in a day or two.

Eight fish

"Fish jump out of the water, and the wind and rain are coming", "Fish play with flowers in the river, and it rains in the sky". When it rains, the weather is dull and sultry, which reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water, so the fish float to the top of the water and even breathe on the surface.

As the saying goes, "Swallows fly low, snakes cross the aisle, and heavy rain is coming." "Water snake dish firewood head, underground heavy rain flow."