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What is this growth on fallen tree branches? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I went for a walk in the woods and found multiple fallen branches with this fairly long growth on them.

I assume that it is a fungus of some sort but does anyone have more info on what kind it is?

I found so many that I eventually stopped taking pictures of it. But I haven't seen this before so I was surprised, as I spend quite a lot of time in the woods.

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[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes! I am not doubting it at all. I am just surprised at it being ice (even after reading the Wikipedia link)

[-] shadmere@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago

Though apparently only forms because of a fungus!

[-] mihnt@lemmy.world 55 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If you can't explain it or it's weird as hell, it's always a fungus.

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 8 points 6 months ago

!The fungus shapes the ice into fine hairs through an uncertain mechanism and likely stabilizes it by providing a recrystallization inhibitor similar to antifreeze proteins!<

I always find these interesting that we still haven't figure out fungi fully.

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Wer haven't figured out anything fully

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