CROP FORMATION 2009-05-29
Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England
51°26'N 1°54'W · Oil-seed rape · ~200 ft
Jellyfish / medusa form
An elaborate formation resembling a jellyfish appeared in oil-seed rape, a crop notoriously difficult to flatten without snapping. The design featured a bell-shaped body with trailing tentacles rendered as flowing parallel lines. It was the first formation in this unusual organic shape.
Organic non-geometric form · Oil-seed rape (brittle crop) · Trailing tentacle lines · Unprecedented morphology