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Hair Ice! This ice is formed with in dead deciduous wood and extruded into the open air. The process needs, humid air, below freezing temperatures and, just recently discovered, the fungus, Exidiopsis effusa! The fungus also produces a recrystallisation inhibitor that stabilizes the 0.01mm hairs. <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice</a><br /> Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Natural events Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Hair Ice!

This ice is formed with in dead deciduous wood and extruded into the open air. The process needs, humid air, below freezing temperatures and, just recently discovered, the fungus, Exidiopsis effusa! The fungus also produces a recrystallisation inhibitor that stabilizes the 0.01mm hairs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice

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By gary fast

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Uploaded Dec 23, 2019. Captured Dec 15, 2019 10:13 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/18.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.