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[kristina]

   Count the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds.  Add 37.  This will be close to the outside temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
   (If it’s too cold, crickets don’t chirp!)
   [Only male crickets chirp.  They don’t care if you are trying to calculate the temperature.  They are actually looking for a date.]

LOL!
This summer I'm trying it. I had this grasshopper named Henry in my yard last year, well, he ate a lot of plant life but I loved having him. He made a lot of noise and he would sit pretty close to us when we were on the deck. I doubt I'll see him again as their lives are so short but it sure would be nice. I lots of crickets amd I plan on doing the count. Thank Gem and David.