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A strange rock formation found deep in the forest (lemmy.nz)
submitted 4 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/nature@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/photos/p/1026255/a-strange-rock-formation-found-deep-in-the-forest

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[–] fullofredgoo@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafoni

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Very cool!

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tafoni are commonly defined as small (less than 1 cm) to large (greater than 1 meter) cavity features

So if the cavity isn't under 1cm, isn't over 1m, and isn't anywhere in between, it's not a tafone. That's handy to know.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is tho, the size probably refers to each individual hole not the whole formation. https://www.flickr.com/photos/candiedwomanire/sets/72057594071034836/with/6585081769/

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It measures the hole, not the whole

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

They have hatched

They are coming

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Karst limestone, I think.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://i.imgur.com/ZrGOm1j.png

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago

Drr drr drr

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Its free

[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia

[–] an_onanist@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Need a banana. For scale.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 4 months ago

GO BACK TO IMGUR, YOU!

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Whatever hatched from that is now wandering that forest.

RUN!