I think this is a Stellar plate Snowflake!

These common snowflakes are thin, plate-like crystals with six broad arms that form a star-like shape. Their faces are often decorated with amazingly elaborate and symmetrical markings.

Plate-like snowflakes form when the temperature is near -2 C (28 F) or near -15 C (5 F).

Many thanks to all my Flickr friends whose photos of snowflakes caught on spider webs showed me how to do this :-)

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Amazing to see this snowflake caught on spider silk! I love macro photography!

Quite pleased with my three snowflake shots given the light was so poor, and it was my first try at snowflakes! Honestly didn't think I'd manage to get any at all!

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I think this is a Stellar Dendrite Snowflake!

Dendritic means "tree-like", so stellar dendrites are plate-like snow crystals that have branches and sidebranches. These are fairly large crystals, typically 2-4 mm in diameter, that are easily seen with the naked eye.

Stellar dendrites are clearly the most popular snow crystal type, seen in holiday decorations everywhere!

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