2007-02-13 12:06:08 · 7 answers · asked by paulandkat03 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Crickets chirp more in warmer weather. Some scientists have correlated the number of chirps with the temperature. This has also been done with Katy Dids, and believe it or not, the curling of the Leaves of the Rhododendron plant. Therefore, on any given night, you can count the number of Cricket chirps, look at a chart, and determine the temperature with a reasonable accuracy.
2007-02-13 12:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by fenx 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The warmer it is, the faster a cricket chirps. I used to hear a story that said that if you count the number of chirps in a minute, and then divide by two, you'll get a good approximation of the temperature (at least in degrees F) :-) I don't know if that's true, but they definitely chirp faster in warmer weather. The site below gives a different forumla (chirps in 15 seconds + 15 = temp), but sounds like there's at least SOME basis in fact.
2007-02-13 20:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
warmer, because it's not so cold in the summer, so they chirp more.
2007-02-13 22:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by ily<3 ♥ lel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warmer. I had a precalculus question about this. . .
2007-02-13 20:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by MacLeod_73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like it happens more in warm weather.
2007-02-13 20:13:45 · answer #5 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warmer.
2007-02-16 08:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by Harry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to raise them.
They are never quiet
when it is warm.
2007-02-13 20:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋