Not even that cold. Barely passable #frostbeard #ottbike

Lots of #HairIce (aka #FrostBeard) during yesterday's #photograpy walk.

#Ice_hair, #frostbeard, #icewool

* #phenomenon is mainly recorded at 45-55° north latitudes
*in broad-leaved or mixed forests
* air temperature drops below 0 degrees and there is #fog or high humidity
*diameter ~0.02 mm, length 20 cm
* very #fragile
* first described in 1918 of the German climatologist-meteorologist A.Wegener
* only in 2015 it was found that these crystal sculptures are created by #fungi Exidiopsis effusa

First photo by Dovilė Kvėdarienė

Second photo by Audra Lechavičiūtė

Another photo from our walk this morning. Although it's supposed to be rare, we frequently see Hair Ice during the autumn or winter. I guess we consistently have the correct conditions.

In 2015, it was found that it was produced on trees with the fungus "exidiopsis effusa".

Although we see it every year, I hadn't come across such a large spread before.

#HairIce
#IceWool
#FrostBeard
#ExidiopsisEffusa
#fungus