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