Strange Earth Rings Seen In Southern Africa

According to the folks at History, the emergence of thousands of circles on the plains of Angola, Namibia and South Africa is making many people curious. According to the site, there have been reports of these strange formations since the 1970s, and no one has yet found a concrete explanation for their emergence. And as you can imagine, there is a lot of speculation about the mystery.

The rings, also known as "fairy circles", come in sizes ranging from 2 to 15 meters in diameter, and it must be said that they are the work of alien beings and even dragons. However, one of the theories - proposed by biologist Norbert Juergens of the University of Hamburg in Germany - is that the drawings are works of termites, specifically of the species Psammotermes allocerus .

The mystery goes on

According to the biologist, these insects dig the soil to feed on the vegetation of a certain area, creating these formations during the process. As explained by the researcher, after the circle was created, the exposed soil becomes sterile, allowing water to seep into the soil. In this way, the liquid stored underground creates conditions for vegetation to grow around the formations, resulting in the curious landscape.

Termites would have been found in the vicinity of at least 80% of the circles, and as the vegetation consumes, the formations increase in size. However, to make the mystery more interesting, Walter R. Tschinkel of Florida State University refuted the German researcher's hypothesis, stating that such termites were not found near the rings.

As the discussion continues on who would be the author of the intriguing “fairy circles, ” you, the reader, can tell us in the comments what your guess is: aliens with a lot of free time, termites capable of being invisible, artist dragons? What's your opinion?