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22-07-2007, 12:43 AM
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| | | Storms and insects
Just thought I'd post something I've noticed, I've lived on the Isle of Wight for just over a year, and have seen a few amazing electrical storms. Now I'm very interested in insects especially moths and regularly run a light trap. Before a decent storm I seem to get an incredible amount of fly activity,( I've predicted storms by this) I wondered if there was a scientific explaination.
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22-07-2007, 12:51 AM
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Can't help I'm afraid but I'm off to Shanklin in September, is it nice? |
22-07-2007, 12:54 AM
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Yes, about 2 miles from where I live. Hopefully the weather will be better. A must see is Shanklin Chine 
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22-07-2007, 01:17 AM
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Ta, will make a note of that, what about the pubs? any nice home cooked grub on offer?
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22-07-2007, 01:22 AM
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Plenty. But avoid The Steamer Inn
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22-07-2007, 01:30 AM
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I found that on the interwebby, is it carp? What about the Crab, that looks ok and also the village inn is it? |
22-07-2007, 01:43 AM
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Avoid the Crab for food, The Village Inn is good though. There are plenty of other places it's gonna be funny when the weather experts see this 
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22-07-2007, 01:52 AM
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Cheers Wightman, once again sorry to stray away from your original post but I'm sure that someone will be along shortly to answer your question.
(Wheres the best place for grub then?) |
22-07-2007, 10:05 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leicestershire
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I believe insects drop to a lower altitude in advance of a storm, you often notice the swifts and swallows are suddenly much lower than they normally are when they feed on the insects. I've found this to be a reliable indicator of a storm. I'm not entirely clear on the scientific explanation for this though...
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