¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨               (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.         §¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§