Ice hairs on dead wood in the Bugey region. An unusual winter phenomenon that has long remained a mystery: under the effect of frost, extremely fine (0.02mm), curved ice fibers grow several centimeters from the pores of dead wood on a branch, provided the wood is colonized by a saprophytic fungus, Exidiopsis effusa, whose presence prevents the formation of crystals. As soon as the first rays of sunlight appear, these hairs .France

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Shooting date : 2023-12-26

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Area / Forest / Undergrowth

Organism / Anatomy / Biological tissue / Plant tissue / Wood (plant tissue)

Flora / Mushroom / Jelly Mushroom / Auriculariaceae family / Exidiopsis (Exidiopsis effusa)

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Fungi / Eumycota / Dicaryomycota / Basidiomycota / Agaricomycotina / Agaricomycetes / Auriculariales / Auriculariaceae / Exidiopsis

Species / Diet pattern / Detritus-feeding animal / Saprobiont

Europe / European Union / France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Rhône-Alpes / Ain 01 / Bugey (Historic region of)

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December

Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Frost

Species / Diet pattern / Phytophage / Xylophagous / Saproxylophage

Growth

Flora / Bryophyte / Moss

Ambiance / Chill

Overview

Ambiance / Seasons / Temperate season / Winter

Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Ice / Hair ice

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