§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨               (equisetum)                §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨         ¨,«/«,¨ the plant ¨,«/«,¨        §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ the  equisetum  is a  plant  much  older §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ older  than most trees. it's light green §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨               transparent.               §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ the plant  has a spine. each vertebra is §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ stacked  upon  the next, with  spokelike §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ribs  radiating  outward. even  so, it's §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ very light,  being hollow.  it's roughly §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ the  height of  a foxes tail, and shares §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨            a similar plumage.            §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ it  likes partial  shade  and  very damp §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                   areas                  §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨         ¨,«/«,¨ in magic ¨,«/«,¨         §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ when  a colony numbers  high enough,  it §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ slices  the  air  in   the  forest  into §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ separate  planes, a  few  centimeters in §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ height.  time  can  get   diffracted  in §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ these,  hitting   each  in  turn  in   a §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨       slightly different angle, and      §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨         eventually spread thin.          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§