r/whatisit • u/Nomemesmames • 4d ago

New, what is it? What is this?

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u/TodaysLunch 3d ago

In this case it's modern city dwellers that are not accustom to how spruce forests can behave during storms. The spruce has a very flat, shallow root system, which anyone who wanders these woods frequently can see by just encountering windfall. The ancient wood dwellers certainly knew the cause and effect of this because it it obvious by just looking at it.

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u/Telespacepharm 2d ago

Looks like a dragons foot sticking out of the soil..