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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 10:32:01 AM
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I used to know an equation that....
if you count a cricket's chirps for 15 seconds, multiply by 4 and divide by some number, it will accurately tell you the current outside temperature. Do any of you know what this equation is? My grandma told it to me when I was little and I have forgotten what it was and alas, she is gone. It was very accurate.
DH says, "Why don't you just look on the thermometer?".....well, where's the FUN in THAT?
Debbie
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melanie47601
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Melanie
Boonville
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USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 10:36:36 AM
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This would be interesting to know.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 10:37:48 AM
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http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/cricket.html
The frequency of chirping varies according to temperature. To get a rough estimate of the temperature in degrees fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and then add 37. The number you get will be an approximation of the outside temperature.
So, how do crickets make that chirping sound?
Usually, the males are the "singers." The male cricket rubs a scraper (a sharp ridge on his wing) against a series of wrinkles, or "files", on the other wing. The tone of the chirping depends upon the distance between the wrinkles.
There are several reasons why crickets chirp. They may be:
Calling to attract a female with a a loud and monotonous sound
Courting a nearby female with a quick, softer chirp
Behaving aggressively during the encounter of two males
Sounding a danger alert when sensing trouble
Crickets are part of the family Orthoptera (grasshoppers and katydids).
Alee
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 10:51:03 AM
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Alee:
You just amaze me! I love information like this. I can't wait to hear the crickets's now. Nora is going to be a smart little girl when she gets in school, I'm sure she'll follow in her mommyis foot steps! Have a great Sunday.
Marly
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Bellepepper
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 10:59:54 AM
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| I just thought about it, don't think we have any crickets. I'll listen tonight and see if I can here any. The only thing we here is frogs in the water garden. Do they count? |
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Bear5
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Louisiana/Texas
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Posted - Jun 28 2009 : 12:09:12 PM
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I've been outside for about two hours, and I don't hear any crickes. I know we have them, I see them, but don't hear them. Maybe they don't talk until it gets cooler, or later. I'll be listening.
Marly
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Alee
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