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What animal can know the weather?

There are many animals that can predict the weather:

1. "Swallows are humble and clothed with hemp fiber". This is because swallows mainly feed on insects. When the weather turns bad and it's going to rain, the air humidity increases, and the wings of insects become soft with small drops of water, so they can't fly high. Swallows fly low to catch insects.

When a crow perches on a branch, its head always faces the wind. Because then the wind will be fluffy along the crow's feathers. Therefore, in the morning when the ground wind is very weak, we can determine the wind direction in the air by observing the direction of the crow's head resting on the high branches.

At night, the chickens don't want to go into the cage, which is a sign of rain. Because of the rain and sultry weather, the insects in the cave climbed out of the ground and attached to the grass leaves, giving the chickens a good opportunity to feed. Contrary to chickens, when the weather is going to get bad, ducks enter the nest early because they like the habit of high temperature and high humidity.

Goose and bird sing different songs in different weather. On a sunny day, it calls "Goo Goo, ..." without delay, with a clear voice and no procrastination. When it is going to rain, even the sound of "Goo Goo, ..." is heavy and long.

5. When the weather is about to turn to rain, the oriole will make a meow like a cat; In summer and autumn, at sunrise or dusk, owls bark two or three times and jump from branch to branch. They are restless and low as crying. This is a symbol of rain.

6. Bees are best suited to fly in clear weather and high pressure. In addition, the better the weather, the more sweet juice secreted by plant stamens, and the greater the ability to attract bees. In the morning, bees leave their nests to collect honey. It's sunny, but they don't return to their nests at night, and it will continue to be sunny tomorrow. On the contrary, it indicates that rain will come.

7. The cicada's cry is made by the vibration of the membrane of its abdominal sounder. Generally speaking, cicadas will bark about 2 hours before it turns from rain to sunny in summer, but when it turns from sunny to rainy, cicadas will not bark. This is because before it rains, its pronunciation membrane is wet and the vibration is invalid. On the contrary, the weather is getting better, the air is dry and the film vibrates strongly.

When the weather gets bad, ants are very busy. Some are busy moving to high places, while others are busy moving the soil base back and forth. Generally speaking, the higher the nest, the greater the precipitation. There is also a nest of big black ants, which is often built higher in the next wind direction.