mossy

Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.

Instead, it rises in jagged and uneven peaks and troughs at the side of the local playground in Spring Farm Park - as if someone has thrown a mossy blanket to cover up an unsightly mess.

The task was challenging - not only are the frogs tiny, they are extremely well camouflaged to blend into their mossy homes.

These signals get transmitted through the granule cells' axons -- their arm-like extension, known as mossy fibers.

The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground.