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🌎 In the Namib Desert, strange circular patches called “fairy circles” appear in the grass, forming patterns seen from the air. Scientists suspect termites or plant competition cause these barren rings, which can measure 2 to 15 meters wide and last for decades. ✨ #desert⚡#phenomena⚡#patterns 👉subscribe Interesting Planet 👉more Channels ​

🌎 The Namib Desert is home to the world’s oldest living desert fairy circles—mysterious bare patches of earth surrounded by rings of grass. Scientists believe termites create these strange patterns by eating plant roots underground, shaping the desert’s landscape for centuries. ✨ #Namibia⚡#patterns⚡#termites 👉subscribe Interesting Planet