Myton Free Press | 1919-05-01 | Page 2 | Spider's Web is One of the Simplest Barometers

Spiders Spider's Web Is One of the Simplest Barometers One of at the simplest of natures nature's barometers Is a spiders web When there Is a prospect of wind or rain the spider shortens the 01 filaments a men ts by which Its web Is sustained 1 and leaves It in this state as ns long as ns the weather Is variable If It elongates Its threads it Is a sign of at fine calm weather tho the duration of which may be Judged by bythe bythe bythe the length to which the threads are arc let out ut If the spider remains inactive It Is a sign of ot rain If it ft keeps at work worle during rain the d downpour will not last long and will be followed by fine weather says an nn exchange an exchange Observation lon tion has taught that the spider males makes changes In it Its w web b every twenty tour hours and that if such changes are made in the life evening just before sunset the night t will be clear and un 1 beautiful m It I 5