The Spider Barometer was new to me, although apparently familiar to many others, at least in the early 19th century.
After encountering the entry below in Hone’s Every-Day Book, I came upon a more detailed account here at the The Entertaining Magazine, or Repository of General Knowledge for the year 1815.
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Neat, I never knew about that one. I bet the spiderwebs around my house look like fine lace these days.
ReplyDeleteAt least the spiders aren't going to get hysterical about "the storm of the century" every time there's snow on the way.
ReplyDeleteI love this post!
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