An ice-formation curiosity
Sunday, November 30, 2014
I found this strange ice structure in a wetland area Nov. 14. This short-lived ice-formation curiosity is called needle ice. It is similar to frost flowers, which form under similar conditions, but uses plant sap to evolve. Needle ice forms only when special atmospheric and terrestrial conditions come together favorably.
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