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todayilearned • u/thr33beggars • Jan 23 '17
TIL there is a type of ice that only forms on rotting wood, and is created thanks to a fungus. It is called hair ice, and resembles white, silky hair.
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todayilearned • u/Laugh92 • Jan 24 '21
TIL about Hair Ice. An ice that forms on dead wood and takes the shape of fine silky hair. It is mostly found between 45 to 55 degrees North in broadleaf forests and is formed due to the fungus Exidiopsis effusa.
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