In grasslands near the Namib Desert there are "fairy circles"βlarge, circular patches that are entirely devoid of vegetation. βββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββ βββββ
The author hypothesizes that fairy circles are created by the burrowing activities of termites. This is based on the fact that sand termite colonires are found in every fairy circle that scientists have investigated.
The author assumes that thereβs no other explanation for the formation of fairy circles. For example, maybe fairy circles are produced by animals who eat the grass in a circular fashion? Or by other kinds of animals that burrow underground?
Analysis by Kevin_Lin
Which one of the following, ββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββββββββ βββββββββββ
Dying grass plants ββββββ βββββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ
The grasses that ββββ ββββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ
The soil in βββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ
Fairy circles tend ββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββββββ
Species of animals ββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ