The thin strands of ice form as the result a of a fungus found in wood, according to scientists.
So-called "hair ice" was photographed Wednesday in Washington state. The rare phenomenon gets its name from the strands of ice that resemble soft, silky hair. "I took a cold drive around a wooded area to see if I could find anything interesting to photograph and came across this cool sight along the way," Photography by Tandem Wheels, who captured the photos, said in a post to X.
Hair ice only forms in very specific conditions, on the rotting wood, the Met Office said, and where it's slightly below 32 degrees Farenheit and the air is moist. The fungus that causes the hair ice to form is called Exidiopsis effusa. When the fungus is found in the wood, and the right temperatures are present, scientists discovered that water inside the wood freezes and creates a barrier inside the wood.
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